2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 48A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Hackbarth (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Sharon Lawrence (D) by 20.2 points.
Tom HackbarthRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%14,066
Sharon LawrenceDemocrat
39.9%9,335
23,401 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