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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 51B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wayne Simoneau (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Brian Crampton (R) by 45.8 points.

Wayne SimoneauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%7,005
Brian CramptonRepublican
27.1%2,604
9,609 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

EvenD+47.01980D+28.11982D+35.11984D+45.81986D+39.41988D+32.91990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET