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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 50

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Gregory Dahl (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Roger Schurke (R) by 26.0 points.

Gregory DahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%11,863
Roger SchurkeRepublican
37.0%6,960
18,823 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+18.41982D+26.01986D+13.61990D+15.21992D+11.41996R+13.32000

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