1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Forsythe (R) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Roy Douglas (D) by 59.1 points.
Mary ForsytheRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.5%15,162
Roy DouglasDemocrat
20.5%3,898
19,060 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET