1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 3
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bob Lessard (D) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Gayle Lovejoy (R) by 51.2 points.
Bob LessardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.6%16,753
Gayle LovejoyRepublican
24.4%5,411
22,164 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