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1990Final results

1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 8

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Jim Gustafson (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas Reynolds (D) by 8.7 points.

Jim GustafsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%13,532
45.6%11,362
24,894 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+17.01982R+22.61986R+8.71990D+46.01992D+38.41996D+33.42000

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