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1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives; 68 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Dee Long; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Speaker ; Dee Long; Democratic (DFL)

The 1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 78th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 15, 1992.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 5, 1993.

Results edit

Summary of the November 3, 1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	127	1,186,532	87	8	64.93
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	130	1,003,381	47	8	35.07
	Libertarian Party of Minnesota	1	593	0		0.00
	Constitution Party of Minnesota	1	253	0		0.00
	Independent	1	1,387	0		0.00
Total				134	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,187,255 eligible voters)^[1]		2,355,796	73.91%		15.15 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,^[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library^[3]

^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Minnesota Election Results 1992" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 38–53. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 27, 2015.