1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Minnesota House District 50A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Hartinger (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Ernest Larsen (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John HartingerRepublican · winner
50.4%6,841
Ernest LarsenDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%6,738
13,579 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