1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 45B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Heap (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Hepokoski (D) by 29.0 points.
Jim HeapRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%6,853
Mary HepokoskiDemocrat
35.5%3,768
10,621 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