1990_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election Knowpia

1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives; 68 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Bob Vanasek; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Speaker ; Bob Vanasek; Democratic (DFL)

The 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1990, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 77th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 11, 1990.

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 8, 1991.

Results edit

Summary of the November 6, 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	125	915,161	80		59.70
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	120	803,116	54		40.30
	Grassroots Party of Minnesota	2	1,232	0		0.00
	Independent	4	13,126	0		0.00
Total				134	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,136,830 eligible voters)^[1]		1,843,104	58.76%		10.08 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 1990" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 36–51. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.