2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
RPM
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Leader Steve Sviggum Matt Entenza
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Leader sinceApril 17, 1992November 7, 2002
Leader's seat28B–Kenyon 64A–Saint Paul
Last election82 seats, 49.13%52 seats, 47.84%
Seats before8153
Seats won6866
Seat changeDecrease2.svg13Increase2.svg13
Popular vote1,262,4231,381,412
Percentage46.79%51.20%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.34 ppIncrease2.svg3.36 pp

MN House 2004 vote share by district.svg

Speaker before election

Steve Sviggum
Republican

Elected Speaker

Steve Sviggum
Republican

The 2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 2004, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 84th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 14, 2004.

Contents

The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 4, 2005.

Results

Summary of the November 2, 2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %ppNo.No. %
Republican Party of Minnesota 1331,262,42346.79Decrease2.svg2.3468Decrease2.svg1350.75
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1331,381,41251.20Increase2.svg3.3666Increase2.svg1349.25
Independence Party of Minnesota 2128,2741.05Decrease2.svg0.960Steady2.svg0.00
Green Party of Minnesota 78,4520.31Decrease2.svg0.300Steady2.svg0.00
Libertarian Party of Minnesota 15740.02Increase2.svg0.020Steady2.svg0.00
Independent 212,3460.46Increase2.svg0.430Steady2.svg0.00
Write-in N/A4,4110.16Decrease2.svg0.150Steady2.svg0.00
Total2,697,892100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes145,0205.10Decrease Positive.svg0.21
Turnout (out of 3,609,185 eligible voters) [1] 2,842,91278.77Increase2.svg13.88
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, [2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library [3]

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References

  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 9, 2013.