1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 40A

Name: 1988 election for Minnesota House District 40A
Start: 1988-11-08
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Chris Tjornhom (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating David Sumnicht (D) by 12.7 points.

Chris TjornhomRepublican · winner · incumbent

56.4%8,986

43.6%6,956

15,942 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

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