1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 27A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Norman Deblieck (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Boerboom (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Norman DeblieckDemocrat · winner
51.6%6,241
Jim BoerboomRepublican · incumbent
48.4%5,860
12,101 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