1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 10
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Cal Larson (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Loren Thompson (D) by 17.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cal LarsonRepublican · winner
58.6%12,589
Loren ThompsonDemocrat
41.4%8,876
21,465 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