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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 59B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Todd Otis (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Ken Gatten (R) by 44.0 points.

Todd OtisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%11,556
Ken GattenRepublican
28.0%4,499
16,055 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+44.01984D+50.71986D+45.11988D+29.61990D+36.21992D+36.71994

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