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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Nelson (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Gene Lotts (R) by 32.5 points.

Michael NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%9,275
Gene LottsRepublican
33.8%4,730
14,005 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

EvenD+11.12002D+24.72004D+27.42006D+32.52008D+17.42010D+31.92012

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