2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 45A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sandra Peterson (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Karen M. Nolte (R) by 17.4 points.
Sandra PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%11,447
Karen M. NolteRepublican
41.3%8,054
19,501 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