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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 46B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Debra Hilstrom (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Tim Olson (R) by 34.4 points.

Debra HilstromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%10,189
Tim OlsonRepublican
29.7%4,726
6.1%975
15,890 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+11.62002D+27.22004D+32.52006D+34.42008D+20.72010D+40.22012

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