1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert Schmitz (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Macklin (R) by 20.9 points.
Robert SchmitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%13,764
Bill MacklinRepublican
39.6%9,010
22,774 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