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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 26B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Waltman (R) won re-election with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Duane Sauke (D) by 42.8 points.

Bob WaltmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%10,606
Duane SaukeDemocrat
28.6%4,245
14,851 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+7.71982R+28.91984R+30.21986R+42.81988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)