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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 38B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Art Seaberg (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Ted Dreyer (D) by 23.3 points.

Art SeabergRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%6,949
Ted DreyerDemocrat
38.4%4,325
11,274 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+21.51980R+5.91982R+28.61984R+23.31986R+14.91988R+16.81990

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