1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Fritz Knaak (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Carl Jensen (D) by 8.3 points.
Fritz KnaakRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%11,256
Carl JensenDemocrat
45.8%9,529
20,785 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