1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 37A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Eileen Tompkins (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Dorothea Russell (D) by 7.5 points.
Eileen TompkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%5,221
Dorothea RussellDemocrat
46.2%4,491
9,712 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