1990Final results
1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 51
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Frank (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Lazarus Gilles (R) by 29.4 points.
Don FrankDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%15,189
Lazarus GillesRepublican
35.3%8,292
23,481 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