2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Kelly Moller (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Randy Jessup (R) by 15.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kelly MollerDemocrat · winner
57.5%12,289
Randy JessupRepublican · incumbent
42.4%9,055
21,366 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET