1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 50A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ernest Larsen (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating John Hartinger (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ernest LarsenDemocrat · winner
55.5%5,350
John HartingerRepublican · incumbent
44.5%4,283
9,633 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