1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 54
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jerome Hughes (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Lila Recksiedler (R) by 30.0 points.
Jerome HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%10,927
Lila RecksiedlerRepublican
35.0%5,890
16,817 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