1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 56B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Pat Beard (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Russell Davison (R) by 38.1 points.
Pat BeardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%5,553
Russell DavisonRepublican
30.9%2,488
8,041 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET