1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 13A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Thiede (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Diane Swenson (D) by 6.7 points.
Paul ThiedeRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%6,417
Diane SwensonDemocrat
46.7%5,614
12,031 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