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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 55B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Harriet McPherson (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Chuck Hoffman (D) by 9.8 points.

Harriet McPhersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%5,721
45.1%4,702
10,423 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+7.31984R+9.81986R+18.01988R+25.11990D+12.61992D+14.81994

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