2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Pat Garofalo (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Bev Topp (D) by 12.2 points.
Pat GarofaloRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%14,235
Bev ToppDemocrat
43.9%11,144
25,379 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