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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 65A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Cy Thao (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Holmgren (R) by 60.1 points.

Cy ThaoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.1%9,226
Paul HolmgrenRepublican
19.9%2,297
11,523 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+59.02002D+52.62004D+61.42006D+60.12008D+59.12010D+69.22012

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