1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 8A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Murphy (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Steven Sandstrom (R) by 51.9 points.
Mary MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%10,749
Steven SandstromRepublican
24.1%3,405
14,154 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