1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 49
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gene Merriam (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Linda Dietz (R) by 34.7 points.
Gene MerriamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%12,630
Linda DietzRepublican
32.7%6,124
18,754 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