1988 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Minnesota 1 Tim Penny Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected √ Tim Penny ( DFL ) 70.1% Curt Schrimpf ( Republican ) 29.5% Craig Honts ( Socialist Workers ) 0.4%
Minnesota 2 Vin Weber Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected √ Vin Weber ( Republican ) 57.8% Doug Peterson ( DFL ) 42.2%
Minnesota 3 Bill Frenzel Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected √ Bill Frenzel ( Republican ) 68.3% Dave Carlson ( DFL ) 31.7%
Minnesota 4 Bruce Vento Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected √ Bruce Vento ( DFL ) 72.4% Ian Maitland ( Republican ) 26.8% Natasha Terlexis ( Socialist Workers ) 0.7%
Minnesota 5 Martin Olav Sabo Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected √ Martin Olav Sabo ( DFL ) 72.2% Raymond C. Gilbertson ( Republican ) 25.1% T. Christopher Wright ( Independent ) 2.7%
Minnesota 6 Gerry Sikorski Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected √ Gerry Sikorski ( DFL ) 65.5% Ray Ploetz ( Republican ) 34.5%
Minnesota 7 Arlan Stangeland Republican 1977 Incumbent re-elected √ Arlan Stangeland ( Republican ) 54.6% Marv Hanson ( DFL ) 45.4%
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected √ Jim Oberstar ( DFL ) 74.5% Jerry Shuster ( Republican ) 25.5%
Minnesota
Main article : United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota , 1988 See also : List of United States Representatives from Minnesota
The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1988 which coincided with the election of George H. W. Bush as President. Although Bush won with a strong majority, his Republican Party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic Party, slightly increasing the Democratic majority in the House.