1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 45A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ron Abrams (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Karen A. Jenkins (D) by 29.6 points.
Ron AbramsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%11,384
Karen A. JenkinsDemocrat
35.2%6,179
17,563 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