1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 61B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Wesley Skoglund (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Nels Christensen (R) by 48.8 points.
Wesley SkoglundDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%12,101
Nels ChristensenRepublican
25.6%4,161
16,262 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET