Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2008

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Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2008
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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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Leader Margaret Anderson Kelliher Marty Seifert
Party DFL Republican
Leader sinceJune 20, 2006November 18, 2006
Leader's seat60A–Minneapolis 21A–Marshall
Last election85 seats, 54.86%49 seats, 44.44%
Seats won8747
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote1,516,6331,211,020
Percentage54.87%43.81%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.01 ppDecrease2.svg0.63 pp
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Speaker before election

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
DFL

Elected Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
DFL

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.

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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.

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944, the DFL is one of only two state Democratic party affiliates of a different name.

Republican Party of Minnesota Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Republican Party of Minnesota is a conservative political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.

Results

Summary of the November 4, 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%∆ppNo.∆No.%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1341,516,63354.87Increase2.svg0.0187Increase2.svg264.93
Republican Party of Minnesota 1341,211,02043.81Decrease2.svg0.6347Decrease2.svg235.07
Independence Party of Minnesota 1114,6010.53Increase2.svg0.220Steady2.svg0.00
Green Party of Minnesota 36,6480.24Increase2.svg0.110Steady2.svg0.00
Independent 39,7170.35Increase2.svg0.320Steady2.svg0.00
Write-in N/A5,6700.21Decrease2.svg0.030Steady2.svg0.00
Total2,764,289100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes157,2095.38Increase Negative.svg1.48
Turnout (out of 3,740,142 eligible voters) [1] 2,921,49878.11Increase2.svg17.64
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.
  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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