1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 1A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Tunheim (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Sheldon Erickson (R) by 12.8 points.
Jim TunheimDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%7,066
Sheldon EricksonRepublican
43.6%5,463
12,529 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