2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 53B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Carol McFarlane (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Chris Knopf (D) by 8.5 points.
Carol McFarlaneRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%12,041
Chris KnopfDemocrat
45.7%10,147
22,188 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