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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 4B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Larry Howes (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Meg Bye (D) by 7.5 points.

Larry HowesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%12,820
Meg ByeDemocrat
46.3%11,032
23,852 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

EvenR+16.32002R+13.72004R+5.12006R+7.52008R+18.32010D+30.52012

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