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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 66A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Lesch (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Gilbert A. Higuera (R) by 54.3 points.

John LeschDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.2%9,001
22.8%2,665
11,666 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+43.62002D+49.72004D+55.62006D+54.32008D+42.82010D+31.92012

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