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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 26A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Steve Sviggum (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating John Early (D) by 53.8 points.

Steve SviggumRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.9%11,750
John EarlyDemocrat
23.1%3,526
15,276 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+29.61980R+29.01982R+46.61984R+53.81988R+58.91990R+13.41992

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