1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 61B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Wesley Skoglund (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Nels Christensen (R) by 49.3 points.
Wesley SkoglundDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%7,414
Nels ChristensenRepublican
25.3%2,515
9,929 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