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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 63A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul Thissen (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Rene Ramirez (R) by 48.7 points.

Paul ThissenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%15,314
Rene RamirezRepublican
25.6%5,280
20,594 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+19.32002D+32.42004D+49.62006D+48.72008D+41.32010D+71.12012

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