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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 36A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mary Liz Holberg (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Dave Laidig (D) by 25.8 points.

Mary Liz HolbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%14,470
Dave LaidigDemocrat
34.5%8,277
5.2%1,250
23,997 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+40.22002R+23.42004R+23.02006R+25.82008R+31.32010R+2.22012

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