| Election Name: | Minnesota Senate election, 1986 |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 1982 |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 1990 |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Image1: | File:Roger Moe.jpg |
| Leader1: | Roger Moe |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Leader Since1: | 1980 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 2nd–Erskine |
| Last Election1: | 42 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 43 |
| Seats1: | 47 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 765,584 |
| Leader2: | Glen Taylor |
| Party2: | Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
| Leader Since2: | 1985 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 24th–Mankato |
| Last Election2: | 25 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 24 |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 591,061 |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Roger Moe |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Roger Moe |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1986 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1986, to elect members to the Senate of the 75th and 76th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 9, 1986.
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 6, 1987.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∆ | % | ||||||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 765,584 | 47 | 4 | 70.15 | ||
| Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 62 | 591,061 | 20 | 4 | 29.85 | ||
| Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout (out of 3,024,070 eligible voters)[1] | 1,456,579 | 48.17% | 14.17 | ||||