Minnesota State House District 36B
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Brion Curran Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Patty BradwayRepublicanBrion CurranDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win
Patty Bradway 48.3Brion Curran 51.6
Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.
- Last election
- Brion Curran (Democratic) won by 3.3 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: BradwayRight column: Curran
- Races
- Won 0 of 1
- Won 2 of 2
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 4
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Candidates on the ballot
- Brion CurranIncumbentDemocratic
- Patty BradwayRepublican
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Minnesota
History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 25,166
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrion CurranWon Democratic 12,97751.6% RepublicanPatty Bradway Republican 12,15248.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 370.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,199
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrion CurranWon Democratic 11,33753.5% RepublicanHeidi Gunderson Republican 9,83346.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 290.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,938
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelissa HortmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,07660.5% RepublicanScott Simmons Republican 9,82839.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 340.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,849
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelissa HortmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,51463.0% RepublicanJermain A. Botsio Republican 7,30236.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 330.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,673
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelissa HortmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,06455.7% RepublicanPeter Crema Republican 9,56044.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 490.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,272
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelissa HortmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,40751.9% RepublicanPeter Crema Republican 6,85148.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 140.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,150
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMelissa HortmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,67955.2% RepublicanAndrew Reinhardt Republican 8,55540.5% IndependentAndrew Kratoska Independent 8914.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 250.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,715
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GarofaloWon(incumbent) Republican 12,31765.8% DemocraticSigrid Iversen Democratic 6,38134.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,379
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GarofaloWon(incumbent) Republican 14,23556.1% DemocraticBev Topp Democratic 11,14443.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,427
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatrick GarofaloWon(incumbent) Republican 10,30455.9% DemocraticPaul Hardt Democratic 8,12344.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,229
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPat GarofaloWon Republican 14,51162.5% DemocraticBenjamin Coler Democratic 8,71837.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,322
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve StrachanWon Republican 10,22559.0% DemocraticChristine S. Murphy Democratic 7,09741.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,613
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan McElroyWon(incumbent) Republican 13,613100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,343
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan McElroyWon(incumbent) Republican 9,61067.0% DemocraticKim Millman Democratic 4,73333.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,722
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan McElroyWon(incumbent) Republican 9,43760.0% DemocraticMike Stone Democratic 6,28540.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,149
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan McElroyWon Republican 8,03566.1% DemocraticMike Stone Democratic 4,11433.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,239
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanConnie MorrisonWon(incumbent) Republican 14,239100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,844
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill MacklinWon(incumbent) Republican 10,05463.5% DemocraticJohn Vollmar Democratic 5,79036.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,968
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill MacklinWon Republican 8,54550.4% DemocraticBob Jensen(incumbent) Democratic 8,42349.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,638
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob JensenWon Democratic 5,55452.2% RepublicanTom Rees(incumbent) Republican 5,08447.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,505
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTom ReesWon Republican 7,48651.6% DemocraticBob Jensen(incumbent) Democratic 7,01948.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,214
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob JensenWon Democratic 6,69554.8% RepublicanBill Sando Republican 5,51945.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,651
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTom ReesWon(incumbent) Republican 9,31752.8% DemocraticJohn Wagner Democratic 8,33447.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,131
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTom ReesWon Republican 6,28947.9% DemocraticTed L. Suss(incumbent) Democratic 6,24847.6% OtherTom Kornder Other 5944.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,160
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTed L. SussWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,01866.1% RepublicanWilliam G. Golla Republican 5,14233.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,936
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTed L. SussWon Democratic 5,71057.5% RepublicanR. S. Hullander Republican 4,22642.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,294
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share NonpartisanRichard J. MenkeWon(incumbent) Other 6,68854.4% NonpartisanR. S. Hullander Other 5,60645.6%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mn/sldl:36b
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026