1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Minnesota House District 37A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Eileen Tompkins (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Rodriguez (D) by 7.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Eileen TompkinsRepublican · winner
53.6%8,343
Carolyn RodriguezDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%7,208
15,551 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET