1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election

1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election
← 1982 November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06) 1986 →
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
I-R
Leader David Jennings Harry Sieben
(retired)
Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL)
Leader since 1982 1980
Leader's seat 29A–Truman 37B–Hastings
Last election 57 seats 77 seats
Seats before 58 76
Seats won 69 65
Seat change Increase11 Decrease11
Popular vote 948,280 981,512
Speaker before election

Harry Sieben
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Speaker

David Jennings
Ind.-Republican

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.

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.