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Minnesota Senate election, 1986
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate; 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority Leader before election; Roger Moe; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Majority Leader ; Roger Moe; Democratic (DFL)

The 1986 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1986, to elect members to the Senate of the 75th and 76th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 9, 1986.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1987.

Results edit

Summary of the November 4, 1986 Minnesota Senate election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	67	765,584	47	4	70.15
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	62	591,061	20	4	29.85
Total				67	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,024,070 eligible voters)^[1]		1,456,579	48.17%		14.17 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,^[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library^[3]

References edit

^ "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 Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

[1] "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Minnesota Election Results 1986" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 34–201. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

[3] "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

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