1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Donna Peterson (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Tom McDonald (R) by 43.8 points.
Donna PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%12,540
Tom McDonaldRepublican
28.1%4,902
17,442 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