2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 59B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phyllis Kahn (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Ole Hovde (R) by 42.3 points.
Phyllis KahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%12,037
Ole HovdeRepublican
24.9%4,463
Ronald C. LischeidIndependent
7.8%1,393
17,893 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