1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 19
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Randolph Peterson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Gustafson (R) by 15.5 points.
Randolph PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%12,602
Bob GustafsonRepublican
42.2%9,211
21,813 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