1990Final results
1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 49
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gene Merriam (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Cheryl Dankers (R) by 26.9 points.
Gene MerriamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%18,037
Cheryl DankersRepublican
36.5%10,382
28,419 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