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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 56B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Pat Beard (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Russell Davison (R) by 26.8 points.

Pat BeardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%8,106
Russell DavisonRepublican
36.6%4,684
12,790 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+35.91980D+20.11982D+26.81984D+38.11986D+15.51988D+36.91990

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