1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 4B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Anthony Kinkel (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond Melander (R) by 23.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Anthony KinkelDemocrat · winner
61.7%8,757
Raymond MelanderRepublican
38.3%5,443
14,200 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