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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 23A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Terry Dempsey (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Franz Kitzberger (D) by 44.0 points.

Terry DempseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%7,111
28.0%2,764
9,875 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+6.51980R+25.91982R+59.41984R+44.01986R+30.21988R+52.41990

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