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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 41A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Himle (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Deborah Frethem (D) by 45.7 points.

John HimleRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%8,100
27.1%3,018
11,118 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

EvenD+15.51978R+38.61982R+47.01984R+45.71986R+44.71988R+22.31990

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