2008 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2008 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Erik Paulsen won the 2008 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election. Erik Paulsen received 178,932 popular votes (48.48%). The main challenger was Ashwin Madia (40.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Paulsen and Madia

Paulsen +7.6 pts · won by 28,145 votes

Erik Paulsen RepublicanWINNER48.48%

178,932 votes

Ashwin Madia Democratic40.85%

150,787 votes

David Dillonindependence10.56%

38,970 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.