1990Final results
1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Phil Riveness (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating George Karnas (R) by 14.2 points.
Phil RivenessDemocrat · winner
57.1%13,919
George KarnasRepublican
42.9%10,450
24,369 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