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1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives; 68 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; David Jennings; Ind.-Republican	Elected Speaker ; Fred Norton; Democratic (DFL)

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 edit

Summary of the November 4, 1986 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	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]		1,456,579	48.17%		22.77 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,^[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library^[3]

^ "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.