1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:1986 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:1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:1988
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Leader1:Fred Norton
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:1984
Last Election1:65 seats
Seats1:83
Seat Change1:18
Popular Vote1:733,773
Leader2:
(retired)
Party2:Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
Leader Since2:1982
Leaders Seat2:29A–Truman
Last Election2:69 seats
Seats2:51
Seat Change2:18
Popular Vote2:612,218
Speaker
Before Election:David Jennings
Before Party:Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
After Election:Fred Norton
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

The 1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1986, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 75th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1986.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1987.

Results

Summary of the November 4, 1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party129733,773831861.94
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota127612,218511838.06
IndependentN/A1,83600.00
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 3,024,070 eligible voters)[1] 1,456,57948.17%22.77

See also

Notes and References

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