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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 34A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Virgil Johnson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Linda Riddle (D) by 9.7 points.

Virgil JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%5,678
Linda RiddleDemocrat
45.2%4,678
10,356 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+35.71980R+27.91982R+44.71984R+9.71986R+46.21988R+3.21992

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