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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 25B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

David Bly (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Rud (R) by 6.8 points.

David BlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%12,642
Tim RudRepublican
46.6%11,028
23,670 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

EvenR+0.32002R+2.62004D+0.32006D+6.82008R+0.22010D+15.22012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET