1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Judy Traub (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Warren Kapsner (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Judy TraubDemocrat · winner
50.3%17,405
Warren KapsnerRepublican
49.7%17,217
34,622 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