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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 11B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Clair Nelson (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Jim McLeish (R) by 12.4 points.

Clair NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%8,628
Jim McLeishRepublican
43.8%6,725
15,353 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+33.41982R+17.71984D+5.61986D+12.41988R+0.21990D+21.21992

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