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1986 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1986 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election?

Bruce F. Vento won the 1986 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election. Bruce F. Vento received 112,662 popular votes (72.86%). The main challenger was Harold Stassen (27.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Vento and Stassen

Vento +45.8 pts · won by 70,736 votes
Bruce F. VentoDemocraticWINNER72.86%
112,662 votes
Harold StassenRepublican27.11%
41,926 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.