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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 17B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dave Gruenes (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Hans Mische (D) by 27.9 points.

Dave GruenesRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%9,104
Hans MischeDemocrat
36.1%5,136
14,240 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+14.01982R+23.51984R+25.51986R+27.91988R+23.71990D+30.91992

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