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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 42B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mary Forsythe (R) won with 82.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen John Borgman (D) by 65.6 points.

Mary ForsytheRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.8%14,988
17.2%3,114
18,102 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+66.61982R+65.61984R+54.61986R+59.11988R+43.21994R+42.51996

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