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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 59A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Len Biernat (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Gerry Machowicz (R) by 36.2 points.

Len BiernatDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%8,307
Gerry MachowiczRepublican
27.0%3,550
Dale WilkinsonOther party
9.7%1,270
13,127 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

EvenD+28.41992D+31.11994D+47.71996D+36.21998D+47.22000D+44.12004

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