2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 21B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Torkelson (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Skillings (D) by 3.0 points.
Paul TorkelsonRepublican · winner
51.5%9,111
Robert SkillingsDemocrat
48.5%8,586
17,697 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET