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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 20B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Howard Miller (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Gary Severson (D) by 8.7 points.

Howard MillerRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%5,961
45.7%5,010
10,971 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

EvenR+9.01980R+15.61982R+16.21984R+8.71986R+16.21988R+27.61990

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