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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 26B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Waltman (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Dahlig (D) by 30.2 points.

Bob WaltmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%7,330
Jim DahligDemocrat
34.9%3,927
11,257 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+28.81980R+7.71982R+28.91984R+30.21986R+42.81988D+32.01992

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