2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Gardner (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John Kappler (R) by 4.7 points.
Paul GardnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%11,524
John KapplerRepublican
47.6%10,488
22,012 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