2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 50A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Carolyn Laine (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Tim Utz (R) by 26.0 points.
Carolyn LaineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%11,318
Tim UtzRepublican
37.0%6,652
17,970 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