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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 55B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Harriet McPherson (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Katie Obrien (D) by 18.0 points.

Harriet McPhersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%9,362
Katie ObrienDemocrat
41.0%6,510
15,872 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+7.31984R+9.81986R+18.01988R+25.11990D+12.61992D+14.81994

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