2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:2010
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
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Leader1:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:June 20, 2006
Leaders Seat1:60A–Minneapolis
Last Election1:85 seats, 54.86%
Seats1:87
Seat Change1:2
Popular Vote1:1,516,633
Percentage1:54.87%
Swing1:0.01
Leader2:Marty Seifert
Party2:Republican Party of Minnesota
Leader Since2:January 3, 2007
Leaders Seat2:21A–Marshall
Last Election2:49 seats, 44.44%
Seats2:47
Seat Change2:2
Popular Vote2:1,211,020
Percentage2:43.81%
Swing2:0.63
Speaker
Before Election:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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.

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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Summary of the November 4, 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1341,516,63354.870.0187264.93
Republican Party of Minnesota1341,211,02043.810.6347235.07
Independence Party of Minnesota1114,6010.530.2200.00
Green Party of Minnesota36,6480.240.1100.00
Independent39,7170.350.3200.00
Write-inN/A5,6700.210.0300.00
Total2,764,289100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes157,2095.381.48
Turnout (out of 3,740,142 eligible voters)[1] 2,921,49878.1117.64

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .