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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 48

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Tad Jude (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Warren Limmer (R) by 21.8 points.

Tad JudeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%14,335
Warren LimmerRepublican
39.1%9,206
23,541 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+19.41982D+21.81986R+19.51990D+14.21992D+14.21996D+13.02000

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