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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 57A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Rice (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Peter Werner (R) by 45.0 points.

James RiceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%9,898
Peter WernerRepublican
27.5%3,755
13,653 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+44.71982D+44.11984D+47.91986D+45.01988D+31.91990D+17.71992

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