1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 1
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Leroy Stumpf (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Butler (R) by 42.5 points.
Leroy StumpfDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%17,373
Jim ButlerRepublican
28.7%7,008
24,381 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