2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election

2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Margaret Anderson Kelliher Marty Seifert Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Leader since June 20, 2006 November 18, 2006 Leader's seat 60A–Minneapolis 21A–Marshall Last election 85 seats, 54.86% 49 seats, 44.44% Seats won 87 47 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 1,516,633 1,211,020 Percentage 54.87% 43.81% Swing 0.01 pp 0.63 pp
Speaker before election Margaret Anderson Kelliher Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher Democratic (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.

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.