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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 55A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Harry Mares (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating John E. Pyka (D) by 34.1 points.

Harry MaresRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%11,408
John E. PykaDemocrat
33.0%5,611
17,019 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+10.51992R+31.41994R+32.81996R+34.11998R+37.02000D+17.82002

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