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  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Minnesota > MN - District 03
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline August 19, 2008 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 07:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorEric
Last ModifiedJohn January 03, 2009 05:42pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameJames "Jim" Ramstad Votes184,353 (64.85%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin84,754 (+29.81%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 08, 2008 MN District 3 - D Convention Ashwin Madia
Sep 09, 2008 MN District 3 - D Primary Ashwin Madia
Sep 09, 2008 MN District 3 - R Primary Erik Paulsen
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Ashwin Madia
Slight 20
Erik Paulsen
Lean 2
Slight 13
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

03/11/2008 10/30/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Erik Paulsen Ashwin Madia David Dillon (W) Others (W) Harley Swarm, Jr.
PartyRepublican Democratic MN Independence Independent Independent
Votes178,936 (48.48%) 150,787 (40.85%) 38,970 (10.56%) 406 (0.11%) 9 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -28,149 (-7.63%) -139,966 (-37.92%) -178,530 (-48.37%) -178,927 (-48.48%)
Predict Avg.47.15% 47.55% 7.96% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
10/29-10/30		 46.00% (+1.0) 41.00% (-3.0) 10.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/26-10/27		 45.00% (+2.0) 44.00% (-2.0) 9.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/06-10/07		 43.00% (-1.0) 46.00% (+5.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Bennett, Petts & Normington (D) 
09/29-09/30		 39.00% (+0.0) 44.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
08/26-08/28		 44.00% (+0.0) 41.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) 
03/11-03/12		 43.00% (+0.0) 40.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 30, 2008 12:10pm News Paulsen camp knocks Madia for lacking kids, mortgage  Article Karma Policeman 
Jul 14, 2008 03:00pm Press Release [MN-03] Madia Raises More Than $690,000 in Second Quarter  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 16, 2008 11:30pm News Madia to get some national help with race  Article Craverguy 

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