2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 47B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Melissa Hortman (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Andrew Reinhardt (R) by 9.7 points.
Melissa HortmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%12,382
Andrew ReinhardtRepublican
45.1%10,187
22,569 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