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Minnesota Senate election, 1996
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate; 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority Leader before election; Roger Moe; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Majority Leader ; Roger Moe; Democratic (DFL)

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 edit

Summary of the November 5, 1996 Minnesota Senate election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	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]

References 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.

[1] "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Minnesota Election Results 1996" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 42–48. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

[3] "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

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