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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 25A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert Vanasek (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Ronald Barnes (R) by 34.7 points.

Robert VanasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%10,277
Ronald BarnesRepublican
32.7%4,987
15,264 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

EvenD+13.41982D+7.61984D+33.21986D+34.71988D+8.21992R+9.31994

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