2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 39B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Atkins (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Christian Rieck (R) by 47.0 points.
Joe AtkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%16,291
Christian RieckRepublican
26.5%5,876
22,167 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