1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ben Boo (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Eric J. Ringsred (D) by 15.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ben BooRepublican · winner
57.5%9,272
Eric J. RingsredDemocrat
42.5%6,841
16,113 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