1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 23
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dennis Frederickson (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Ashpole (D) by 26.6 points.
Dennis FredericksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%12,872
Kenneth AshpoleDemocrat
36.7%7,462
20,334 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