1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:1992
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Leader1:Bob Vanasek
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:June 2, 1987
Last Election1:81 seats
Seats Before1:80
Seats1:80
Popular Vote1:915,161
Leader2:Bill Schreiber
Party2:Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
Leader Since2:November 8, 1986
Last Election2:53 seats
Seats Before2:54
Seats2:54
Popular Vote2:803,116
Speaker
Before Election:Bob Vanasek
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Bob Vanasek
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

The 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1990, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 77th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 11, 1990.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 1991.

Results

Summary of the November 6, 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party125915,1618059.70
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota120803,1165440.30
Grassroots Party of Minnesota21,23200.00
Independent413,12600.00
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 3,136,830 eligible voters)[1] 1,843,10458.76%10.08

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .