2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Tillberry (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Dave Balcom (R) by 23.9 points.
Tom TillberryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%11,276
Dave BalcomRepublican
38.0%6,921
18,197 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