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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 34A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Virgil Johnson (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Riddle (D) by 46.2 points.

Virgil JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%10,281
Jim RiddleDemocrat
26.9%3,786
14,067 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+27.91982R+44.71984R+9.71986R+46.21988R+3.21992R+27.41994

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