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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 4

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Gerald Willet (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Glidden (R) by 23.4 points.

Gerald WilletDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%16,308
Kenneth GliddenRepublican
38.3%10,130
26,438 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

EvenD+31.41982D+23.41986D+14.11990D+20.81992D+1.61996D+21.42000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET