2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Minnesota House District 56A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Kathy Lohmer (R) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Julie Bunn (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kathy LohmerRepublican · winner
49.7%9,166
Julie BunnDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%8,259
Jim MartinIndependent
5.5%1,018
18,453 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET