1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 46B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating John Covell (R) by 34.5 points.
Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%6,609
John CovellRepublican
32.8%3,220
9,829 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