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1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election?

Vin Weber won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election. Vin Weber received 131,639 popular votes (57.81%). The main challenger was Doug Peterson (42.17%).

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

Weber +15.6 pts · won by 35,623 votes
Vin WeberRepublicanWINNER57.81%
131,639 votes
Doug PetersonDemocratic42.17%
96,016 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.