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.
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
🔥 Top keywords: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS te ShqiperiseAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBilderberg GroupCristiano RonaldoDong XiaowanMinecraftOperation GladioPrimal cutRiot FestStrictly Come Dancing (series 7)Main PageSpecial:SearchDonald SutherlandWikipedia:Featured picturesUEFA Euro 2024Kiefer Sutherland2024 Copa AméricaCleopatraTimothy MellonDeaths in 2024Copa AméricaDonald Sutherland filmographyUEFA European ChampionshipReggie JacksonJJ RedickChappell RoanRumpelstiltskinShirley DouglasRickwood FieldRossif SutherlandInside Out 2Taylor WilyFrancine RacetteHouse of the DragonSherri Papini kidnapping hoaxYouTubeWillie MaysThe Boys season 4The Boys (TV series)Sarah SutherlandAngus Sutherland (actor)Sabrina CarpenterNico WilliamsAntoine GriezmannThe Bikeriders2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupChristine ChubbuckOpinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general electionProject 2025