1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 8
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jim Gustafson (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Lynn Pelletier (D) by 22.6 points.
Jim GustafsonRepublican · winner
61.3%11,887
Lynn PelletierDemocrat
38.7%7,504
19,391 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