1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Linda Scheid (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Spahn (R) by 18.9 points.
Linda ScheidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%4,377
Mike SpahnRepublican
40.5%2,985
7,362 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