1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 40A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Chris Tjornhom (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating David Sumnicht (D) by 0.7 points.
Chris TjornhomRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%5,131
David SumnichtDemocrat
49.7%5,063
10,194 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