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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 8B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Tim Faust (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Judy Soderstrom (R) by 1.5 points.

Tim FaustDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%10,258
Judy SoderstromRepublican
49.2%9,951
20,209 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

EvenR+7.32002R+0.42004D+4.62006D+1.52008R+12.22010R+0.12012

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