2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election

2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Steve Sviggum Tom Pugh
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Leader since April 17, 1992 January 5, 1999
Leader's seat 28B–Kenyon 39A–South St. Paul
Last election 69 seats 65 seats
Seats before 71 63
Seats won 82 52
Seat change Increase11 Decrease11
Popular vote 1,062,076 1,034,046
Percentage 49.13% 47.84%


Speaker before election

Steve Sviggum
Republican

Elected Speaker

Steve Sviggum
Republican

The 2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 83rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 2002.

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 7, 2003.