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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 15A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Sylvester Uphus (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Jeanne Olson (D) by 17.7 points.

Sylvester UphusRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%7,078
Jeanne OlsonDemocrat
41.2%4,950
12,028 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

EvenD+0.71980R+12.71982R+39.31984R+17.71986R+1.11988R+35.21990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET