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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 13

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Don Samuelson (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating William Connor (R) by 18.2 points.

Don SamuelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%14,722
William ConnorRepublican
40.9%10,185
24,907 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

EvenD+22.91982D+18.21986D+21.01990D+6.31992D+19.71996R+8.02000

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