1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 34B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gene Pelowski Jr. (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Tim Sherman (R) by 3.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gene Pelowski Jr.Democrat · winner
51.6%4,791
Tim ShermanRepublican · incumbent
48.4%4,501
9,292 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