1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 38
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Howard Knutson (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Dave Aussendorf (D) by 30.9 points.
Howard KnutsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%12,854
Dave AussendorfDemocrat
34.5%6,783
19,637 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