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Minnesota House District 8B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Liish Kozlowski won re-election by 51.6 points over Shawn Savela.
Liish KozlowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.8%17,100
Shawn SavelaRepublican
24.1%5,449
Write-InOther party
0.1%21
22,570 votes
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Liish KozlowskiShawn Savela
$29.4K
Raised by the campaign
$20.7K
$30.7K
Spent by the campaign
$11.1K
$27.5K
Cash on hand
$10.2K
Campaign money: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Liish Kozlowski
- >99%
- Shawn Savela
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+44.4
The candidates
Liish Kozlowski (D)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Shawn Savela (R)
Incumbent, Minnesota House of Representatives, first elected 2022Shawn Savela (R)
Also on the ballot: Write-In (Other party), 0.1%