1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 47B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phil Carruthers (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Sean Ohara (R) by 34.9 points.
Phil CarruthersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%9,461
Sean OharaRepublican
32.6%4,566
14,027 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