2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Denise R. Dittrich (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Troy Buchholz (R) by 18.9 points.
Denise R. DittrichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%11,693
Troy BuchholzRepublican
40.6%7,977
19,670 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