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1990Final results

1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 15

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Dean Johnson (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Janice Carlson (D) by 38.8 points.

Dean JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%16,826
30.6%7,416
24,242 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

EvenR+21.21986R+38.81990R+5.21992R+14.31996D+16.32000R+1.82002

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