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1990Final results

1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 53

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Fritz Knaak (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin Chandler (D) by 0.8 points.

Fritz KnaakRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%17,236
49.6%16,956
34,192 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

EvenR+3.41982R+8.31986R+0.81990R+4.41992R+19.11996R+11.12000

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