1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 36A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Becky Kelso (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Chuck Dimler (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Becky KelsoDemocrat · winner
50.6%6,151
Chuck DimlerRepublican · incumbent
49.4%6,010
12,161 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