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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 54A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Don Valento (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Davison (D) by 5.4 points.

Don ValentoRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%4,886
Bill DavisonDemocrat
47.3%4,384
9,270 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+35.41980R+9.91982R+8.01984R+5.41986R+10.11988R+11.31990

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