1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 4A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert Johnson (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Ted Thorson (R) by 16.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert JohnsonDemocrat · winner
58.0%7,042
Ted ThorsonRepublican · incumbent
42.0%5,101
12,143 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