1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 59
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Allan Spear (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Holmes (R) by 46.9 points.
Allan SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%12,381
Joe HolmesRepublican
26.6%4,478
16,859 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