1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 2B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Edgar Olson (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Finseth (R) by 29.5 points.
Edgar OlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%8,001
Tim FinsethRepublican
35.2%4,351
12,352 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