1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 46B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating John Covell (R) by 24.8 points.
Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%9,897
John CovellRepublican
37.6%5,961
15,858 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