1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 30
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Frederick (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Janis Ray (D) by 27.9 points.
Mel FrederickRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%12,870
Janis RayDemocrat
36.1%7,259
20,129 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