1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 8A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Murphy (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Steven Sandstrom (R) by 57.5 points.
Mary MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%7,601
Steven SandstromRepublican
21.3%2,053
9,654 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