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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 65B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carlos Mariani (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating Lisa Murphy (R) by 50.9 points.

Carlos MarianiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.4%12,810
Lisa MurphyRepublican
24.6%4,169
16,979 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+46.12002D+48.22004D+55.72006D+50.92008D+50.22010D+56.32012

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