Gerald Sikorski

U.S. Representative
Born
April 26, 1948
Current age
78
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978–1992
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sikorski892,036
Opponents756,933
7
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1992, Gerald Sikorski ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 2. Sikorski's biggest single-election total was 169,486 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 6. Sikorski's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 6, decided by 3,512 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 6, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 1, or all 1992 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Gerald Sikorski received?

Gerald Sikorski has received 892,036 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.

Election history

Gerald Sikorski’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. HouseMinnesotaLost100,01633.23%Rod Grams
Dean M. Barkley

James H. Peterson

Tom Firnstahl
1990U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon164,81664.58%Bruce D. Anderson
1988U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon169,48665.43%Ray Ploetz
1986U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon110,59865.8%Barbara Zwach Sykora
1984U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon154,60360.46%Patrick Trueman
1982U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon109,24650.82%Arlen Stangeland
1978U.S. HouseMinnesotaLost83,27142.5%Arlen Erdahl
Lloyd Duwe
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000407) and Wikidata (Q1232464). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.