1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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← 1984 | November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) | 1988 → |
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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Fred Norton | David Jennings (retired) | Party | Democratic (DFL) | Ind.-Republican | Leader since | 1984 | 1982 | Leader's seat | 65A–Saint Paul | 29A–Truman | Last election | 65 seats | 69 seats | Seats won | 83 | 51 | Seat change | 18 | 18 | Popular vote | 733,773 | 612,218 | |
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The 1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1986, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 75th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1986.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1987.
Results
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1986" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 34–201. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.