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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 49B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Joel Jacobs (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Chris Zeece (R) by 22.6 points.

Joel JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%10,266
Chris ZeeceRepublican
38.7%6,486
16,752 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

EvenD+42.11982D+35.11984D+48.81986D+22.61988D+23.41992D+19.11994

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