1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bob Jensen (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Rees (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bob JensenDemocrat · winner
52.2%5,554
Tom ReesRepublican · incumbent
47.8%5,084
10,638 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