1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 1B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tim Finseth (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Lori Bergland Olson (D) by 12.5 points.
Tim FinsethRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%6,894
Lori Bergland OlsonDemocrat
43.8%5,364
12,258 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET