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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 35A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gary Schafer (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Darrel Mosel (D) by 15.8 points.

Gary SchaferRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%6,006
Darrel MoselDemocrat
34.4%4,112
Jim PfarrIndependent
15.4%1,836
11,954 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+14.31982R+25.41984R+15.81986R+11.11988R+15.71990R+9.31992

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