1996 Minnesota Senate election
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The 1996 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the Senate of the 80th and 81st Minnesota Legislatures. 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
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 1,129,095 | 42 | 1 | 62.69 | |
Republican Party of Minnesota | 65 | 934,906 | 24 | 1 | 35.82 | |
Reform Party of Minnesota | 8 | 15,289 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 4 | 3,542 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Grassroots Party of Minnesota | 1 | 2,389 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Independent | 3 | 19,835 | 1 | 1.49 | ||
Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout (out of 3,319,509 eligible voters)[1] | 2,211,161 | 66.61% | 7.30 pp | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1996" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 42–48. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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