2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 86th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on September 9, 2008.

2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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LeaderMargaret Anderson KelliherMarty Seifert
PartyDemocratic (DFL)Republican
Leader sinceJune 20, 2006November 18, 2006
Leader's seat60A–Minneapolis21A–Marshall
Last election85 seats, 54.86%49 seats, 44.44%
Seats won8747
Seat changeIncrease2Decrease2
Popular vote1,516,6331,211,020
Percentage54.87%43.81%
SwingIncrease0.01 ppDecrease0.63 pp


Speaker before election

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Democratic (DFL)

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 2009.

Results

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Districts won
Summary of the November 4, 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%ppNo.No.%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1341,516,63354.87 0.0187 264.93
Republican Party of Minnesota1341,211,02043.81 0.6347 235.07
Independence Party of Minnesota1114,6010.53 0.220 0.00
Green Party of Minnesota36,6480.24 0.110 0.00
Independent39,7170.35 0.320 0.00
Write-inN/A5,6700.21 0.030 0.00
Total2,764,289100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes157,2095.38 1.48
Turnout (out of 3,740,142 eligible voters)[1]2,921,49878.11 17.64
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Results for all State Representatives". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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