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1990Final results

1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 47

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

William Luther (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Harris (R) by 23.8 points.

William LutherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%13,720
Jim HarrisRepublican
38.1%8,450
22,170 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+20.41980D+42.71982D+32.71986D+23.81990D+5.51992D+8.41996

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