1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 1988, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 76th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 13, 1988.

1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bob Vanasek Bill Schreiber Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Leader since June 2, 1987 November 8, 1986 Leader's seat 25A–New Prague 48B–Brooklyn Park Last election 83 seats 51 seats Seats before 82 52 Seats won 81 53 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,059,605 946,820
Speaker before election Bob Vanasek Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Bob Vanasek Democratic (DFL)

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 3, 1989.

Results

Summary of the November 8, 1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	130	1,059,605	81	1	60.45
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	128	946,820	53	1	39.55
	American Party of Minnesota	N/A	1,338	0		0.00
	Independent	N/A	3,335	0		0.00
Total				134	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,087,194 eligible voters)		2,125,119	68.84%		20.67 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

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