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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 21B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Roger Cooper (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Carlton Gustafson (R) by 11.1 points.

Roger CooperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%7,471
44.5%5,983
13,454 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+4.31982R+9.41984D+7.11986D+11.11988D+28.41990D+22.51992

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