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2008 election for Minnesota House District 37A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Tara Mack (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Shelley J. Madore (D) by 4.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tara MackRepublican · winner
52.3%11,666
Shelley J. MadoreDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%10,633
22,299 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+28.32002R+2.22004D+1.22006R+4.62008R+21.12010D+14.52012

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