2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 57A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Karla Bigham (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Kurt Perkins (R) by 17.1 points.
Karla BighamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%11,855
Kurt PerkinsRepublican
41.4%8,391
20,246 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