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1988Final results

1988 election for Minnesota House District 57B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Richard Jefferson (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Walter Fechtner (R) by 56.3 points.

Richard JeffersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%7,593
Walter FechtnerRepublican
21.8%2,120
9,713 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+58.61984D+56.91986D+56.31988D+46.71990D+23.51992D+21.71994

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