1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota House District 9B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Marvin Dauner (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Merlyn Valan (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marvin DaunerDemocrat · winner
51.8%5,529
Merlyn ValanRepublican · incumbent
48.2%5,146
10,675 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