Elections / 1996 · Senate · MN
Minnesota — 1996 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1996 · U.S. SenateMinnesota · U.S. SenatePaul WellstoneD+9.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1996 Senate returns.
- Paul Wellstone✓Democratic-Farmer-Labor1,098,43050.3%
- Rudy BoschwitzRepublican901,19441.3%
- Dean BarkleyReform152,3287.0%
- Tim DavisGrassroots14,1390.6%
- Roy Ezra CarltonLibertarian5,4280.2%
- Howard B. HansonResource4,3810.2%
- Steve JohnsonNatural Law4,3210.2%
- Thomas A. FiskeSocialist Workers1,5540.1%
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+16.1Senate 1996D+9.0vs. baselineR+7.1
Minnesota's 1996 Senate race ran 7.1 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Minnesota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.5% |
| 1978 | −16.2% |
| 1982 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −15.3% |
| 1990 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | −5.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | +24.1% |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | +15.7% |
Same ballot, 1996MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.