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1990Final results

1990 election for Minnesota House District 8A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mary Murphy (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Dick Rothe (R) by 16.9 points.

Mary MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%5,613
Dick RotheRepublican
41.5%3,990
9,603 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

EvenD+53.01982D+57.51986D+51.91988D+16.91990D+0.91992D+0.81994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET