1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Minnesota House District 54B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dennis Newinski (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Dick Kostohryz (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dennis NewinskiRepublican · winner
51.5%6,624
Dick KostohryzDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%6,245
12,869 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