1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 9A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Kenneth Kludt (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Joel Carlson (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kenneth KludtDemocrat · winner
52.5%4,457
Joel CarlsonRepublican · incumbent
47.5%4,037
8,494 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