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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 27B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wendell Erickson (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Lennen Nelson (D) by 18.1 points.

Wendell EricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%8,495
41.0%5,893
14,388 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

EvenR+19.21978R+9.71982R+18.11984D+12.01986D+14.91988D+24.41992

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