2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 59A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Diane Loeffler (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Felix Raymond Montez (R) by 61.7 points.
Diane LoefflerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%13,785
Felix Raymond MontezRepublican
13.8%2,520
Lynne TorgersonIndependent
6.8%1,238
David Joseph DegrioIndependent
4.0%723
18,266 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
The candidates
Diane Loeffler (D)Felix Raymond Montez (R)Lynne Torgerson (I)
Also on the ballot: David Joseph Degrio (Independent), 4.0%