Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1986
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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority |
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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
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 129 | 733,773 | 83 | ![]() |
61.94 | |
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 127 | 612,218 | 51 | ![]() |
38.06 | |
Independent | N/A | 1,836 | 0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Total | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout (out of 3,024,070 eligible voters)[1] | 1,456,579 | 48.17% | ![]() |
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Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |