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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Minnesota House District 19A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Harold Lasley (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Lynn Becklin (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Harold LasleyDemocrat · winner
53.9%5,569
Lynn BecklinRepublican · incumbent
46.1%4,764
10,333 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+17.71980D+22.91982R+3.01984D+7.81986D+7.71988D+6.01990

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