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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 54B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bev Scalze (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Julie K. Johnson (R) by 22.5 points.

Bev ScalzeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%11,573
32.7%6,852
Paul GastonIndependent
12.2%2,556
20,981 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+1.82002D+4.12004D+7.32006D+22.52008D+13.72010R+15.02012

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