Election Name: | 1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg |
Flag Year: | 1983 |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Seats For Election: | All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 68 |
Image1: | File:David M. Jennings.jpg |
Party1: | Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
Leader Since1: | 1982 |
Leaders Seat1: | 29A–Truman |
Last Election1: | 57 seats |
Seats Before1: | 58 |
Seats1: | 69 |
Seat Change1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 948,280 |
Leader2: | Harry Sieben (retired) |
Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Leader Since2: | 1980 |
Leaders Seat2: | 37B–Hastings |
Last Election2: | 77 seats |
Seats Before2: | 76 |
Seats2: | 65 |
Seat Change2: | 11 |
Popular Vote2: | 981,512 |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | Harry Sieben |
Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
After Election: | David Jennings |
After Party: | Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
The 1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1984, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 74th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 11, 1984.
The Independent-Republicans of Minnesota won a majority of seats, its first majority since the return of partisan elections to the House in 1974, defeating the majority of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 8, 1985.
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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∆ | % | ||||||
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 130 | 948,280 | 69 | 11 | 51.49 | ||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 131 | 981,512 | 65 | 11 | 48.51 | ||
Total | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout (out of 2,982,015 eligible voters)[1] | 2,115,317 | 70.94% | 8.60 | ||||