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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 44

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Phyllis McQuaid (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Lou Schoen (D) by 21.9 points.

Phyllis McQuaidRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%12,491
Lou SchoenDemocrat
39.0%7,998
20,489 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

EvenR+21.91986D+7.31990D+21.01992D+15.01996D+29.82000D+23.92002

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