1988Final results
1988 election for Minnesota House District 9B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Marvin Dauner (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Merlyn Valan (R) by 1.1 points.
Marvin DaunerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%6,666
Merlyn ValanRepublican
49.4%6,520
13,186 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