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1986 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1986 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Arlan Stangeland won the 1986 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Arlan Stangeland received 94,024 popular votes (49.68%). The main challenger was Collin C. Peterson (49.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Stangeland and Peterson

Stangeland +0.1 pts · won by 121 votes
Arlan StangelandRepublicanWINNER49.68%
94,024 votes
Collin C. PetersonDemocratic49.61%
93,903 votes
Jon Hallcitizen0.7%
1,326 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.