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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 12

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Don Anderson (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Myrton Wegener (D) by 7.0 points.

Don AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%12,614
46.5%10,963
23,577 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

EvenR+1.51982R+7.01986D+16.61990D+23.81992D+6.51996D+1.12000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET