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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 45B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Heap (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Dorsey (D) by 10.4 points.

Jim HeapRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%10,085
Jim DorseyDemocrat
44.8%8,180
18,265 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+24.01982R+43.51984R+29.01986R+10.41988R+11.21990R+25.11992

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