1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 28B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Katy Olson (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Dennis Frederickson (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Katy OlsonDemocrat · winner
52.1%6,001
Dennis FredericksonRepublican · incumbent
47.9%5,525
11,526 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