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1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Tim Penny won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Tim Penny received 161,118 popular votes (70.11%). The main challenger was Curt Schrimpf (29.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Penny and Schrimpf

Penny +40.6 pts · won by 93,409 votes
Tim PennyDemocraticWINNER70.11%
161,118 votes
Curt SchrimpfRepublican29.46%
67,709 votes
Craig Hontssocialist workers0.42%
957 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.