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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 17B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dave Gruenes (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Al Loehr (D) by 23.5 points.

Dave GruenesRepublican · winner
61.8%8,524
Al LoehrDemocrat
38.2%5,278
13,802 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+6.11978R+8.51980R+14.01982R+23.51984R+25.51986R+27.91988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET