1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Ramstad (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Fran Decker (D) by 41.0 points.
James RamstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%15,598
Fran DeckerDemocrat
29.5%6,529
22,127 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