Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1986

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

Summary of the November 4, 1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	129	733,773	83	18	61.94
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	127	612,218	51	18	38.06
	Independent	N/A	1,836	0		0.00
Total				134	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,024,070 eligible voters)		1,456,579	48.17%		22.77 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

• Minnesota Senate election, 1986
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1986