1984Final results
1984 election for Minnesota House District 9B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Merlyn Valan (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating John Young Jr. (D) by 13.0 points.
Merlyn ValanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%7,592
John Young Jr.Democrat
43.5%5,847
13,439 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