2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
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Leader1:Steve Sviggum
Party1:Republican Party of Minnesota
Leader Since1:April 17, 1992
Leaders Seat1:28B–Kenyon
Seats Before1:81
Seats1:68
Seat Change1:13
Popular Vote1:1,262,423
Percentage1:46.79%
Swing1:2.34
Leader2:Matt Entenza
Party2:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since2:January 7, 2003
Leaders Seat2:64A–Saint Paul
Seats Before2:53
Seats2:66
Seat Change2:13
Popular Vote2:1,381,412
Percentage2:51.20%
Swing2:3.36
Speaker
Before Election:Steve Sviggum
Before Party:Republican Party of Minnesota
After Election:Steve Sviggum
After Party:Republican Party of Minnesota

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.

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
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Republican Party of Minnesota1331,262,423 46.792.34681350.75
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1331,381,41251.203.36661349.25
Independence Party of Minnesota2128,2741.050.9600.00
Green Party of Minnesota78,4520.310.3000.00
Libertarian Party of Minnesota15740.020.0200.00
Independent212,3460.460.4300.00
Write-inN/A4,4110.160.1500.00
Total2,697,892100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes145,0205.100.21
Turnout (out of 3,609,185 eligible voters)[1] 2,842,91278.7713.88

See also

Notes and References

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