1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
A. W. Diessner (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating John Herman (R) by 28.9 points.
A. W. DiessnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%11,937
John HermanRepublican
35.5%6,582
18,519 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