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1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election?

Gerald Sikorski won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election. Gerald Sikorski received 169,486 popular votes (65.43%). The main challenger was Ray Ploetz (34.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Sikorski and Ploetz

Sikorski +31.0 pts · won by 80,277 votes
Gerald SikorskiDemocraticWINNER65.43%
169,486 votes
Ray PloetzRepublican34.44%
89,209 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.