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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 39A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bert McKasy (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Pugh (D) by 4.4 points.

Bert McKasyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%5,968
Thomas PughDemocrat
47.8%5,468
11,436 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+15.21984R+4.41986D+2.01988D+16.21990D+30.21992D+15.11994

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