1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election

1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
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 81 seats 53 seats Seats before 80 54 Seats won 80 54 Seat change Popular vote 915,161 803,116
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

Summary of the November 6, 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				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)		1,843,104	58.76%		10.08 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

• Minnesota Senate election, 1990
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1990