1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Forsythe (R) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Poulton (D) by 54.6 points.
Mary ForsytheRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.3%9,139
Richard PoultonDemocrat
22.7%2,686
11,825 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