1996 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 1996
Paul Wellstone DEM +9.0 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 2,182,905
- Margin
- 9.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MN
- D+16.1same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wellstone Won | DEM | 1,098,430 | 50.32% | |
| Rudy Boschwitz | REP | 901,194 | 41.28% | |
| Dean Barkley | REF | 152,328 | 6.98% | |
| Tim A. Davis | GRT | 14,139 | 0.65% | |
| Roy Ezra Carlton | LIB | 5,428 | 0.25% | |
| Howard B. Hanson | RES | 4,381 | 0.20% | |
| Stephen R. Johnson | NLP | 4,321 | 0.20% | |
| Thomas A. Fiske | SWP | 1,554 | 0.07% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,130 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 2,182,905 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 Minnesota Senate race?
Paul Wellstone (DEM) won with 50.3% of the vote, ahead of Rudy Boschwitz (41.3%), a margin of 9.0 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Minnesota Senate race?
2,182,905 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.