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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 62A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ken Nelson (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Engstrom (R) by 27.5 points.

Ken NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%7,453
Tim EngstromRepublican
36.2%4,237
11,690 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+35.51980D+11.31982D+20.21984D+27.51986D+20.41988D+18.21990

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