1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 49A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Darby Nelson (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Temke (R) by 41.5 points.
Darby NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%6,700
Mark TemkeRepublican
29.3%2,771
9,471 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