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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 37A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Eileen Tompkins (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Philip Scheide (D) by 33.6 points.

Eileen TompkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%12,958
33.2%6,445
19,403 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+17.41982R+7.31984R+7.51986R+33.61988R+22.21992R+25.61998

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