2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election

2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   File:Steve Sviggum (cropped).jpg File:Entenza (cropped).JPG Leader Steve Sviggum Matt Entenza Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Leader since April 17, 1992 January 7, 2003 Leader's seat 28B–Kenyon 64A–Saint Paul Last election 82 seats, 49.13% 52 seats, 47.84% Seats before 81 53 Seats won 68 66 Seat change Decrease13 Increase13 Popular vote 1,262,423 1,381,412 Percentage 46.79% 51.20% Swing Decrease2.34 pp Increase3.36 pp
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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. 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

Party		Candidates	Votes			Seats
			No.	%	∆pp	No.	∆No.	%
	Republican Party of Minnesota	133	1,262,423	46.79	Decrease2.34	68	Decrease13	50.75
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	133	1,381,412	51.20	Increase3.36	66	Increase13	49.25
	Independence Party of Minnesota	21	28,274	1.05	Decrease0.96	0	Steady	0.00
	Green Party of Minnesota	7	8,452	0.31	Decrease0.30	0	Steady	0.00
	Libertarian Party of Minnesota	1	574	0.02	Increase0.02	0	Steady	0.00
	Independent	2	12,346	0.46	Increase0.43	0	Steady	0.00
	Write-in	N/A	4,411	0.16	Decrease0.15	0	Steady	0.00
Total			2,697,892	100.00	±0.00	134	±0	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			145,020	5.10	Positive decrease0.21
Turnout (out of 3,609,185 eligible voters)			2,842,912	78.77	Increase13.88
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

• Minnesota Senate election, 2002
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002