1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phil Krinkie (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Jaki Cottinghamzierdt (D) by 22.4 points.
Phil KrinkieRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%9,739
Jaki CottinghamzierdtDemocrat
38.8%6,171
15,910 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