1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 49A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Charles Weaver (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Chuck Rike (D) by 9.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charles WeaverRepublican · winner
54.6%9,180
Chuck RikeDemocrat
45.4%7,629
16,809 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