1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 11B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Clair Nelson (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Dave Fjoslien (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Clair NelsonDemocrat · winner
52.8%6,947
Dave FjoslienRepublican · incumbent
47.2%6,207
13,154 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET