2008Final resultsSpecial election
2008 special election for Minnesota Senate District 63
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Ken Kelash (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Craig Marston (R) by 35.0 points.
Ken KelashDemocrat · winner
67.5%25,113
Craig MarstonRepublican
32.5%12,097
37,210 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