1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 32
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Duane Benson (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Jerome Gunderson (D) by 37.9 points.
Duane BensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%13,639
Jerome GundersonDemocrat
31.0%6,136
19,775 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