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.

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 Decrease1 60.45
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 128 946,820 53 Increase1 39.55
American Party of Minnesota N/A 1,338 0 Steady 0.00
Independent N/A 3,335 0 Steady 0.00
Total 134 ±0 100.00
Turnout (out of 3,087,194 eligible voters)[1] 2,125,119 68.84% Increase20.67 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1988" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 24–170. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.