2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 56B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Marsha Swails (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Lee Bohlsen (R) by 10.1 points.
Marsha SwailsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%14,466
Lee BohlsenRepublican
45.0%11,820
26,286 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