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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 55A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Doug Swenson (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Bresin (D) by 11.2 points.

Doug SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%9,809
Bill BresinDemocrat
44.4%7,827
17,636 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+27.01984R+3.81986R+11.21988R+6.01990R+10.51992R+31.41994

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