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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 17B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Leslie J. Schumacher (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Bryan Lawrence (R) by 18.0 points.

Leslie J. SchumacherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%9,239
Bryan LawrenceRepublican
37.3%6,234
Tony MuehlbauerOther party
7.5%1,248
16,721 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+30.91992D+3.31994D+18.81996D+18.01998D+0.62000R+16.02002

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