Minnesota Total Vote Turnout '96-'92
Registered Voting
1996 3,067,802 2,211,161 72.0764%
1992 3,138,901 2,355,796 75.0516%
(71,099) (144,635) -2.9752%
Minn. Pres. 96 Dole Clinton Browne (L) Harris (SWP) Perot Phillips (UST) Peron Hagelin Nader (GPM) Birrenbach White (SEP) Write-in President 96
766,476 1,120,438 8,271 684 257,704 3,416 4,898 1,808 24,908 787 5,403 2,903 2,197,696 (13,465)
34.8763% 50.9824% 0.3763% 0.0311% 11.7261% 0.1554% 0.2229% 0.0823% 1.1334% 0.0358% 0.2458% 0.1321% 307,879
Minn. Pres. 92 Bush Clinton Marrou Fulani Perot Warrn Larouche Hagelin Herer Gritz Phillips Write-in President 92 (150,252)
747,841 1,020,997 3,374 958 562,506 990 622 1,406 2,659 3,363 733 2,499 2,347,948 (7,848)
31.8508% 43.4847% 0.1437% 0.0408% 23.9573% 0.0422% 0.0265% 0.0599% 0.1132% 0.1432% 0.0312% 0.1064% 576,611
Difference 18,635 99,441 4,897 (274) (304,802) 2,426 4,276 402 22,249 (2,576) 4,670 404
Minn. Senate96 Boshwitz (R) Wellstone (D) Barkley (RP) Tim Davis (GRP) Hanson (RES) Johnson (NLP) Fiske (SWP) Carlton (Lib) Write-in Senate 96
901,282 1,098,493 152,333 14,139 4,382 4,321 1,554 5,428 1,130 2,183,062
41.2852% 50.3189% 6.9780% 0.6477% 0.2007% 0.1979% 0.0712% 0.2486% 0.0518% Ind. Total 170,854
Minn. Senate84 Boshwitz (R) Growe (D) Garcia Miller Putnam Senate 84 117,159
1,199,926 852,844 5,351 3,129 4,653 2,065,903
58.0824% 41.2819% 0.2590% 0.1515% 0.2252% 13,133
(298,644) 245,649 146,982 11,010 (271) 4,321 1,554
Minn. House1-96 Gutknecht (R) Rieder (DFL) Write-in Write-in Race Total
137,545 123,188 429 0 261,162
52.6665% 47.1692% 0.1643% 0.0000% 5.4974%
Minn. House1-92 Droogsma (IR) Penny (D) (17,574)
72,367 206,369 278,736
25.9626% 74.0374%
65,178 (83,181) 429 0
Minn. House2-96 Gary Revier (R) Minge (DFL) Bentz (RP) Write-in Race Total
107,807 144,083 10,283 180 262,173
41.1206% 54.9572% 3.9222% 0.0687% -13.8367%
Minn. House2-92 Ludeman (IR) Minge (DFL) Bentz (Ind) (13,716)
R to D 131,587 132,156 12,146 275,889
47.6956% 47.9019% 4.4025%
(23,780) 11,927 (1,863)
Minn. House3-96 Ramstad (R) Leino (DFL) Write-in Race Total
205,845 87,359 417 293,621
70.1057% 29.7523% 0.1420% 40.3534%
Minn. House3-92 Ramstad (IR) Mandell (DFL) Fellman (GRP) (20,389)
200,240 104,606 9,164 314,010
63.7687% 33.3130% 2.9184%
5,605 (17,247) (8,747)
Minn. House4-96 Newinski (R) Vento (D) Gibbons (RP) Dan Vacek (IGP) Willkie (GRP) Write-in Race Total
94,110 145,831 9,323 2,696 3,615 184 251,960
37.3512% 57.8786% 3.7002% 1.0700% 1.4348% 0.0730% -20.5275%
Minn. House4-92 Maitland (IR) Vento (D) Vacek (Grp) Willies (Ind) Johnson (NLP) Rothenberg (SWP) (25,568)
101,744 159,796 4,418 6,732 3,602 1,236 277,528
36.6608% 57.5783% 1.5919% 2.4257% 1.2979% 0.4454%
(7,634) (13,965) 4,905 (4,036) 13 (1,052)
Minn. House5-96 Jack Uldrich (R) Sabo (DFL) Anderson (GRP) Benton (SWP) Write-in Race Total
70,109 158,261 13,102 4,284 285 246,041
28.4948% 64.3230% 5.3251% 1.7412% 0.1158% -35.8282%
Minn. House5-92 Moriarty (IR) Sabo (D) Mellen (NLP) Bently (GRP) Nisan (SWP) Coleman (NAP) Mesaros (Ind) (30,274)
77,093 174,139 5,499 6,786 2,062 5,927 4,809 276,315
27.9004% 63.0219% 1.9901% 2.4559% 0.7462% 2.1450% 1.7404%
(6,984) (15,878) 7,603 (2,502) (1,777) (5,927) (4,809)
Minn. House6-96 Tad Jude (R) Luther (DFL) Write-in Race Total
129,989 164,921 0 572 295,482
43.9922% 55.8142% 0.0000% 0.1936% -11.8220%
Minn. House6-92 Grams (IR) Sikorski (D) Barkley (Ind) Peterson (IFP) Firnstahl (NLP) -5238
D to R 133,564 100,016 48,329 16,411 2,400 300,720
44.4147% 33.2588% 16.0711% 5.4572% 0.7981%
(3,575) 64,905 (48,329) (15,839) (2,400)
Minn. House7-96 McKigney (R) Peterson (DFL) Write-in Race Total
80,132 170,936 531 251,599
31.8491% 67.9399% 0.2111% -36.0908%
Minn. House7-92 Omann (IR) Peterson (D) (12,683)
R to D 130,396 133,886 264,282
49.3397% 50.6603%
(50,264) 37,050
Minn. House8-96 Andy Larson (R) Oberstar (D) Stan Estes (RP) Fuhol (Lib) Write-in Race Total
69,460 185,333 16,639 3,688 218 275,120
25.2472% 67.3644% 6.0479% 1.3405% 0.0792% -42.1173%
Minn. House8-92 Herwig (IR) Oberstar (D) Henspeter (TLC) Welty (PCP) (7,028)
83,823 167,104 8,602 22,619 282,148
29.7089% 59.2257% 3.0488% 8.0167%
(14,363) 18,229 8,037 (18,931)
Minnesota Total
1996 894,997 1,179,912 50,724 11,420 4,118 184 0 0
1992 930,814 1,178,072 88,158 52,548 8,064 7,163 4,809 0 House 92 House 96
(35,817) 1,840 (37,434) (41,128) (3,946) (6,979) (4,809) 0 2,269,628 2,137,158 (132,470)
Minn. House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1996 2 6 0 0 0 0
1992 2 6 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Questions 1996 Yes No
Minn. Amend. 2 To Provide For Recall of Elected State Officials 1,833,523 88.0527% 248,778 2,082,301 0.50
Minn. Amend. 1 Persian Gulf War Veteran Bonus 1,334,409 64.3260% 740,039 2,074,448 1
Minnesota #1 in 1988, State Lottery [59.01%] 2,057,339
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
Minn. Senate 96 24 42 0 2 2 2.9851% [1 independent]
Minn. Senate 92 22 45 0 1 1 1.4925%
2 -3 0 1 1 1.4925%
Minn. Rep. 96 64 70 7 1 8 5.9701%
Minn. Rep. 92 47 87 7 4 11 8.2090%
17 -17 0 -3 -3 -2.2388%

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