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 ∆ % 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) 2,211,161 66.61% 11.46
See also Minnesota Senate election, 1996 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1994
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