1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 35
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Earl Renneke (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Dana Melius (D) by 22.4 points.
Earl RennekeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%14,061
Dana MeliusDemocrat
38.8%8,917
22,978 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