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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 25

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Clarence Purfeerst (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Huston (R) by 14.9 points.

Clarence PurfeerstDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%12,412
Richard HustonRepublican
42.6%9,195
21,607 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+4.21982D+14.91986R+0.81990R+7.11992R+14.61996R+6.22000

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