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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 63A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Rose (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Betty Ellis (D) by 21.3 points.

John RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%6,700
Betty EllisDemocrat
39.3%4,345
11,045 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+7.21980R+15.11982R+15.71984R+21.31986D+2.51988D+9.71990

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