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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 65

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Donald Moe (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Myrtle Johnson (R) by 42.4 points.

Donald MoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%7,905
Myrtle JohnsonRepublican
28.8%3,195
11,100 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

EvenD+54.61982D+42.41986D+48.91990D+50.71992D+56.51996D+52.52000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET