2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Minnesota House District 41A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Keith Downey (R) won with 36.7% of the vote, defeating Ron Erhardt (Oth) by 4.8 points.
Keith DowneyRepublican · winner
36.7%8,925
Ron ErhardtOther party · incumbent
31.9%7,760
Kevin StauntonDemocrat
31.4%7,626
24,311 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