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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 61A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Karen Clark (D) won with 89.3% of the vote, defeating S. Andrew Sheppard (R) by 78.5 points.

Karen ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.3%11,005
10.7%1,325
12,330 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

EvenD+70.92002D+75.92004D+76.92006D+78.52008D+68.72010D+60.72012

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