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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 54B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dick Kostohryz (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Dave Racer (R) by 22.8 points.

Dick KostohryzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%5,060
Dave RacerRepublican
38.6%3,179
8,239 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+37.21980D+35.81982D+20.61984D+22.81986D+13.61988R+2.91990

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