1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Minnesota House District 40A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Edwina Garcia (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Chris Tjornhom (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edwina GarciaDemocrat · winner
51.5%6,828
Chris TjornhomRepublican · incumbent
48.5%6,427
13,255 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET