Minnesota Senate election, 1986

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All 67 seats in theMinnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Roger Moe Glen Taylor Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Leader since 1980 1985 Leader's seat 2nd–Erskine 24th–Mankato Last election 42 seats 25 seats Seats before 43 24 Seats won 47 20 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 765,584 591,061
Majority Leader before election Roger Moe Democratic (DFL) ElectedMajority Leader Roger Moe Democratic (DFL)

The1986 Minnesota Senate election was held in theU.S. state ofMinnesota on November 4, 1986, to elect members to theSenate of the75th and76th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 9, 1986.

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

Summary of the November 4, 1986Minnesota Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				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%		14.17pp
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

• Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1986
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