2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Minnesota House District 57A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Kriesel (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Jen Peterson (D) by 3.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John KrieselRepublican · winner
51.5%7,310
Jen PetersonDemocrat
48.4%6,858
14,182 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