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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 29A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gene Hugoson (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Char Kahler (D) by 16.4 points.

Gene HugosonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%7,779
Char KahlerDemocrat
41.8%5,592
13,371 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+8.11980R+46.71982R+5.61986R+16.41988R+4.71992R+37.31994

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