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1992 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1992 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

James L. Oberstar won the 1992 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. James L. Oberstar received 167,104 popular votes (59.04%). The main challenger was Phil Herwig (29.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Oberstar and Herwig

Oberstar +29.4 pts · won by 83,281 votes
James L. OberstarDemocraticWINNER59.04%
167,104 votes
Phil HerwigRepublican29.62%
83,823 votes
Harry Robb Weltyperot choice7.99%
22,619 votes
Floyd A. Henspeterterm limits candidate3.04%
8,602 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.