1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 28
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jim Vickerman (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Doran Isackson (R) by 12.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim VickermanDemocrat · winner
56.1%12,986
Doran IsacksonRepublican · incumbent
43.9%10,166
23,152 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