1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election Minnesota 1983 legislative no 1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1996 2000 Minnesota House of Representatives election 2000 1998 11 03 All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 Steve Sviggum (cropped).jpg Steve Sviggum Republican Party of Minnesota April 17, 1992 28B–Kenyon 64 seats 71 7 1,050,635 52.18% DFL Phil Carruthers Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party November 7, 1996 47B–Brooklyn Center 70 seats 63 7 934,919 46.43% Speaker Phil Carruthers Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Steve Sviggum Republican Party of Minnesota 300px Results by gains and holds 300px Results by winning party vote share The 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1998, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 81st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 15, 1998. The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which had a majority since the 1986 election. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1999. Results + Summary of the November 3, 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. Number % No. Number ∆No. Number % Republican Party of Minnesota 134 1,050,635 52.18 71 7 52.99 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 127 934,919 46.43 63 7 47.01 Reform Party of Minnesota 14 18,949 0.94 0 0.00 Grassroots Party of Minnesota 1 1,270 0.06 0 0.00 Libertarian Party of Minnesota 1 1,121 0.06 0 0.00 Independent 2 1,964 0.10 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 4,654 0.23 0 0.00 Total 2,013,500 100.00 134 ±0 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 92,484 4.39 Turnout (out of 3,378,089 eligible voters)http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 Minnesota Secretary of State August 13, 2016 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 2,105,984 62.34 4.27 pp Percentage points Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5475 State House of Representatives Official Results Minnesota Secretary of State October 29, 2015 PDF Minnesota Legislative Reference Libraryhttp://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=h Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library October 29, 2015 See also Minnesota Senate election, 1996 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1998 References collapsed Category:1998 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota House of Representatives elections Minnesota