1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Minnesota's 7th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Collin C. Peterson (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Arlan Stangeland (R) by 7.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Collin C. PetersonDemocrat · winner
53.5%107,126
Arlan StangelandRepublican
46.4%92,876
200,186 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Collin C. PetersonArlan Stangeland
$356.5K
Raised by the campaign
$489.5K
$347.5K
Spent by the campaign
$487.2K
$9.2K
Cash on hand
$25.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990