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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 31A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gene Pelowski Jr. (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Rhett Zenke (R) by 35.7 points.

Gene Pelowski Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%12,941
Rhett ZenkeRepublican
32.2%6,138
19,079 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

EvenD+30.22002D+31.62004D+40.02006D+35.72008D+15.52010R+21.02012

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