1996 Election Cycle

There was little partisan change in Minnesota during the 1996 cycle. The Democratic presidential ticket of Bill Clinton and Al Gore cruised to a 16-point victory – carrying the state for a party-record the sixth consecutive win.

U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone won a second term defeating his predecessor Rudy Boschwitz in a rematch of the 1990 race.

All eight members of Minnesota’s U.S. House delegation were reelected – six DFLers and three Republicans.

There was no change in DFL control of the state Senate (42-24 with one independent) and the DFL netted one seat in the state House (bringing their advantage to 70-64).

Appointed Associate Justices Paul H. Anderson and Edward Stringer were each elected to the Supreme Court.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
11/05/1996 State House, District 61B General Linda Wejcman (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 8,136 votes (83.48%) and a winning margin of +66.96
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Linda Wejcman Incumbent Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 8,136 83.48
Thomas Ross Man Republican 1,610 16.52
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11/05/1996 State House, District 61A General Karen Clark (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 6,690 votes (83.71%) and a winning margin of +67.42
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Karen Clark Incumbent Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 6,690 83.71
Marilyn Jackson Woman Republican 1,302 16.29
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11/05/1996 State House, District 60B General Myron Orfield (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 13,217 votes (74.21%) and a winning margin of +48.42
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Myron Orfield Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 13,217 74.21
Lynn Wuytowicz Woman Republican 4,593 25.79
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11/05/1996 State House, District 60A General Dee Long (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 12,302 votes (73.31%) and a winning margin of +46.63
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Dee Long Incumbent Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 12,302 73.31
B.J. Hagen Man Republican 4,478 26.69
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11/05/1996 State House, District 62A General Lee Greenfield (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 8,306 votes (56.02%) and a winning margin of +31.41
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Lee Greenfield Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 8,306 56.02
Cam Gordon Man Green 3,649 24.61
Jose Luciano Man Republican 2,871 19.36
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