1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ray Vandeveer (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Kranz (D) by 15.8 points.
Ray VandeveerRepublican · winner
57.9%11,420
Tom KranzDemocrat
42.1%8,312
19,732 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