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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 43B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Barbara J. Sykora (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Michael S. Rentz (D) by 46.3 points.

Barbara J. SykoraRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%12,949
26.9%4,759
17,708 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

EvenR+11.61992R+47.61994R+40.01996R+46.31998R+20.72002R+4.72004

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