1992 Election Cycle

In April, Minnesota held its first presidential primary since 1956 with eventual nominees George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton coming out on top. In November, Clinton won by double-digits with independent Ross Perot claiming nearly 24 percent of the vote. It was the fifth consecutive win in Minnesota for a Democratic presidential ticket, tying the party record set from 1932-1948.

Two U.S. House seats flipped partisan control: DFLer David Minge won Vin Weber’s open 2nd CD seat and Independent-Republican Rod Grams defeated five-term incumbent Gerry Sikorski in the 6th CD. The DFL maintained control of six of the eight congressional districts.

The GOP netted one seat in the state Senate to cut the DFL advantage to 45-22 but the DFL netted seven seats in the state House to control 86 of the 134 seats. Three appointed justices were victorious (Chief Justice Sandy Keith and Associate Justices Sandra Gardebring and Esther Tomljanovich) while former NFL star Alan Page won a rare open seat on the Supreme Court.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
12/29/1992 State House, District 44B Special Primary Gail Dorfman (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 941 votes (91.63%) and a winning margin of +86.17
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Gail Dorfman Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 941 91.63
Ron White Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 56 5.45
Bill Wrzos Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 16 1.56
Marcy Kronfeld Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 14 1.36

Special primary election to the fill the vacancy after the resignation of DFL Representative Gloria Segal on December 14, 1992. Segal had been reelected to a 6th term on November 3, 1992 but resigned due to health reasons.

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12/29/1992 State House, District 44B Special Primary Jim Rhodes (Independent-Republican) won with 172 votes (100.00%) and a winning margin of +100.00
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Jim Rhodes Man Independent-Republican 172 100.00

Special primary election to the fill the vacancy after the resignation of DFL Representative Gloria Segal on December 14, 1992. Segal had been reelected to a 6th term on November 3, 1992 but resigned due to health reasons.

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11/03/1992 State House, District 65B General Carlos Mariani (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 7,939 votes (67.64%) and a winning margin of +35.27
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Carlos Mariani Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,939 67.64
David Sovinski Man Independent-Republican 3,799 32.36
11/03/1992 State House, District 65A General Andy Dawkins (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 8,417 votes (78.70%) and a winning margin of +57.40
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Andy Dawkins Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 8,417 78.70
Eunice Smith Woman Independent-Republican 2,278 21.30
11/03/1992 State House, District 66A General Tom Osthoff (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 8,738 votes (72.86%) and a winning margin of +45.72
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Tom Osthoff Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 8,738 72.86
Curt Londroche Man Independent-Republican 3,255 27.14