2008Final results
2008 election for Minnesota House District 6B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Murphy (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Steve Townsend (R) by 30.9 points.
Mary MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%14,807
Steve TownsendRepublican
34.6%7,823
22,630 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET