1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 33
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Nancy Brataas (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Forbes (D) by 38.0 points.
Nancy BrataasRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%11,030
Michael ForbesDemocrat
31.0%4,950
15,980 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