1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 29
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Tracy Beckman (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Loren Lein (R) by 15.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tracy BeckmanDemocrat · winner
57.6%13,863
Loren LeinRepublican
42.4%10,199
24,062 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