2014Final results
2014 election for Minnesota House District 40A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Michael Nelson (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Charles Sutphen (R) by 29.9 points.
Michael NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%5,711
Charles SutphenRepublican
34.9%3,077
8,806 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET