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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 31B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Leo Reding (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Melvin Eichstadt (R) by 26.9 points.

Leo RedingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%9,153
36.6%5,277
14,430 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+19.11984D+35.21986D+26.91988R+21.41996R+20.41998R+18.92000

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