1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1984, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 74th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 11, 1984.

1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
I-R
LeaderDavid JenningsHarry Sieben
(retired)
PartyInd.-RepublicanDemocratic (DFL)
Leader since19821980
Leader's seat29A–Truman37B–Hastings
Last election57 seats77 seats
Seats before5876
Seats won6965
Seat changeIncrease11Decrease11
Popular vote948,280981,512

Speaker before election

Harry Sieben
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Speaker

David Jennings
Ind.-Republican

The Independent-Republicans of Minnesota won a majority of seats, its first majority since the return of partisan elections to the House in 1974, defeating the majority of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The new Legislature convened on January 8, 1985.

Results

Summary of the November 6, 1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.No.%
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota130948,28069 1151.49
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party131981,51265 1148.51
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 2,982,015 eligible voters)[1]2,115,31770.94% 8.60 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

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