1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Michael Freeman (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating George Karnas (R) by 13.7 points.
Michael FreemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%10,426
George KarnasRepublican
43.2%7,918
18,344 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