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1990Final results

1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 59

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Allan Spear (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Holmes (R) by 48.5 points.

Allan SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%19,899
Joe HolmesRepublican
25.8%6,902
26,801 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+26.01982D+46.91986D+48.51990D+40.61992D+39.81996D+38.72000

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