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1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bill Frenzel won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election. Bill Frenzel received 215,322 popular votes (68.22%). The main challenger was Dave Carlson (31.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Frenzel and Carlson

Frenzel +36.6 pts · won by 115,552 votes
Bill FrenzelRepublicanWINNER68.22%
215,322 votes
Dave CarlsonDemocratic31.61%
99,770 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.