2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 4A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Persell (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating John Carlson (R) by 8.1 points.
John PersellDemocrat · winner
52.1%10,259
John CarlsonRepublican
44.0%8,666
Sharatin BlakeIndependent
3.9%758
19,683 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