1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 24A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Dorn (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Piepho (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John DornDemocrat · winner
50.3%5,212
Mark PiephoRepublican · incumbent
49.7%5,140
10,352 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