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1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election?

Bruce F. Vento won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election. Bruce F. Vento received 181,227 popular votes (72.4%). The main challenger was Ian Maitland (26.79%).

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

Vento +45.6 pts · won by 114,154 votes
Bruce F. VentoDemocraticWINNER72.4%
181,227 votes
Ian MaitlandRepublican26.79%
67,073 votes
Natasha Terlexissocialist workers0.74%
1,861 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.