1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Minnesota election results
Every race on Minnesota's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races210
Changed party25
Unopposed8%17 races
Incumbents defeated20
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Rudy Perpich (D) | 13.1 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN-1 | Timothy Penny (D) | 44.8 | |
| MN-2 | Vin Weber (R) | 3.2 | |
| MN-3 | William Frenzel (R) | 40.3 | |
| MN-4 | Bruce Vento (D) | 45.7 | |
| MN-5 | Martin Sabo (D) | 46.8 | |
| MN-6 | Gerald Sikorski (D) | 31.6 | |
| MN-7 | Arlan Stangeland (R) | 0.1 | |
| MN-8 | James Oberstar (D) | 45.1 |
Minnesota State Senate
D 47 · R 20 · 7 changed party
Minnesota House of Representatives
D 83 · R 51 · 18 changed party
Minnesota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab