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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 53B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Brad Stanius (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Heimerl (D) by 12.9 points.

Brad StaniusRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%5,695
Tom HeimerlDemocrat
43.5%4,390
10,085 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

EvenR+22.01980R+9.51982R+2.91984R+12.91986R+22.51988R+19.81990

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