1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg 1983 legislative no 1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1994 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1998 1996 11 05 All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 Irvin Anderson (cropped).jpg Irv Anderson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party September 1, 1993 3A–International Falls 71 seats 69 70 1 1,027,921 Steve Sviggum (cropped).jpg Steve Sviggum Republican Party of Minnesota April 17, 1992 28B–Kenyon 63 seats 65 64 1 1,029,783 Speaker Irv Anderson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Phil Carruthers Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 300px Results by gains and holds 300px Results by winning party vote share 46.48% 46.57% The 1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 80th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 1996. The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 1997. The Independent-Republican Party had changed its name back to the Republican Party on September 23, 1995. Results + Summary of the November 5, 1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. Number ∆No. Number % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 126 1,027,921 70 1 52.24 Republican Party of Minnesota 132 1,029,783 64 1 47.76 Reform Party of Minnesota 14 16,459 0 0.00 Green Party of Minnesota 1 3,649 0 0.00 Natural Law Party of Minnesota 1 392 0 0.00 Independent 3 7,383 0 0.00 Write-in 1 3,078 0 0.00 Total 134 ±0 100.00 Turnout (out of 3,319,509 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 2,211,161 66.61% 11.46 pp Percentage points Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,http://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1996-11-05-g-sec.pdf Minnesota Election Results 1996 Minnesota Secretary of State November 1, 2015 48–62 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 November 27, 2015 See also Minnesota Senate election, 1996 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1994 References Category:1996 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota House of Representatives elections Minnesota