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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in Minnesota

Paul Wellstone (Democrat) beat Rudy Boschwitz (Republican) in Minnesota in 1996, 50.3% to 41.3%, a margin of 9.0 points and 197,236 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1990, when Paul David Wellstone also won.

Republicans led in 45 of the 87 counties and Democrats in 42. The largest, Hennepin, cast 522,100 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.9 points. The closest was Cook, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Paul Wellstone won Democratic 1,098,430 50.3%
Rudy Boschwitz Republican 901,194 41.3%
Dean Barkley Reform 152,328 7.0%
All other candidates 30,953 1.4%
Total2,182,905

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 279,378 53.5% 196,392 37.6% 46,330 522,100 D+15.9
Ramsey 131,943 58.2% 74,771 33.0% 20,127 226,841 D+25.2
Dakota 73,470 47.9% 65,756 42.9% 14,195 153,421 D+5.0
Anoka 60,204 48.7% 48,872 39.6% 14,464 123,540 D+9.2
Saint Louis 64,414 64.7% 28,388 28.5% 6,765 99,567 D+36.2
Washington 42,314 48.2% 36,246 41.3% 9,141 87,701 D+6.9
Stearns 23,020 42.0% 26,803 48.9% 5,017 54,840 R+6.9
Olmsted 22,283 43.1% 26,621 51.5% 2,741 51,645 R+8.4
Wright 14,329 41.2% 15,656 45.0% 4,813 34,798 R+3.8
Scott 13,915 42.5% 15,311 46.7% 3,532 32,758 R+4.3
Carver 10,683 38.0% 14,606 52.0% 2,799 28,088 R+14.0
Otter Tail 10,450 40.6% 13,909 54.1% 1,370 25,729 R+13.4
Blue Earth 12,843 51.1% 10,694 42.5% 1,612 25,149 D+8.5
Crow Wing 11,233 45.0% 11,839 47.5% 1,869 24,941 R+2.4
Rice 12,859 55.1% 8,759 37.5% 1,732 23,350 D+17.6
Sherburne 9,998 43.1% 10,469 45.1% 2,752 23,219 R+2.0
Winona 10,105 47.1% 10,339 48.2% 990 21,434 R+1.1
Clay 10,313 48.4% 10,329 48.5% 654 21,296 R+0.1
Itasca 11,188 54.8% 7,712 37.8% 1,516 20,416 D+17.0
Goodhue 9,420 46.5% 9,192 45.4% 1,657 20,269 D+1.1
Kandiyohi 8,735 47.3% 8,346 45.2% 1,402 18,483 D+2.1
Mower 10,043 56.0% 7,160 39.9% 738 17,941 D+16.1
Chisago 8,503 48.2% 7,146 40.5% 2,002 17,651 D+7.7
Freeborn 8,147 51.0% 7,087 44.4% 740 15,974 D+6.6
Beltrami 8,304 52.6% 6,556 41.5% 941 15,801 D+11.1
Douglas 6,436 41.7% 7,695 49.9% 1,293 15,424 R+8.2
Steele 6,264 42.0% 7,460 50.1% 1,178 14,902 R+8.0
McLeod 5,646 40.3% 6,840 48.8% 1,531 14,017 R+8.5
Carlton 8,577 61.8% 4,477 32.2% 835 13,889 D+29.5
Nicollet 6,947 50.5% 5,985 43.5% 834 13,766 D+7.0
Polk 6,324 46.5% 6,829 50.2% 444 13,597 R+3.7
Morrison 5,290 40.0% 6,773 51.2% 1,171 13,234 R+11.2
Benton 5,707 43.2% 6,082 46.1% 1,410 13,199 R+2.8
Becker 5,854 44.4% 6,705 50.9% 620 13,179 R+6.5
Isanti 6,183 47.8% 5,290 40.9% 1,449 12,922 D+6.9
Brown 4,916 39.9% 6,531 53.0% 882 12,329 R+13.1
Cass 5,384 45.0% 5,532 46.2% 1,049 11,965 R+1.2
Lyon 5,144 45.1% 5,645 49.4% 629 11,418 R+4.4
Le Sueur 5,379 48.1% 4,947 44.3% 847 11,173 D+3.9
Todd 4,344 40.8% 5,255 49.3% 1,051 10,650 R+8.6
Martin 4,546 43.3% 5,359 51.0% 598 10,503 R+7.7
Pine 5,517 53.7% 3,756 36.6% 999 10,272 D+17.1
Fillmore 4,649 47.4% 4,773 48.7% 385 9,807 R+1.3
Meeker 4,244 44.1% 4,402 45.7% 981 9,627 R+1.6
Wabasha 4,310 45.2% 4,590 48.2% 629 9,529 R+2.9
Houston 3,957 42.4% 4,977 53.3% 397 9,331 R+10.9
Nobles 4,018 44.4% 4,631 51.2% 392 9,041 R+6.8
Mille Lacs 4,167 46.9% 3,750 42.2% 975 8,892 D+4.7
Hubbard 3,898 44.9% 4,108 47.3% 670 8,676 R+2.4
Waseca 3,802 45.0% 4,058 48.0% 595 8,455 R+3.0
Faribault 3,755 45.6% 4,044 49.1% 438 8,237 R+3.5
Renville 3,947 48.1% 3,549 43.3% 703 8,199 D+4.9
Redwood 3,028 38.7% 4,315 55.1% 485 7,828 R+16.4
Dodge 3,174 42.7% 3,807 51.3% 445 7,426 R+8.5
Aitkin 3,828 51.9% 2,794 37.9% 754 7,376 D+14.0
Roseau 2,811 40.9% 3,758 54.6% 308 6,877 R+13.8
Koochiching 3,571 53.5% 2,589 38.8% 512 6,672 D+14.7
Sibley 2,763 41.7% 3,263 49.2% 604 6,630 R+7.5
Cottonwood 2,848 46.3% 3,030 49.3% 268 6,146 R+3.0
Chippewa 3,183 52.0% 2,588 42.3% 346 6,117 D+9.7
Wadena 2,416 40.2% 3,132 52.1% 465 6,013 R+11.9
Lake 3,607 60.0% 1,955 32.5% 450 6,012 D+27.5
Kanabec 2,901 48.9% 2,353 39.7% 673 5,927 D+9.2
Pennington 2,868 48.8% 2,781 47.4% 223 5,872 D+1.5
Jackson 2,837 48.8% 2,697 46.4% 283 5,817 D+2.4
Yellow Medicine 2,896 51.6% 2,356 42.0% 358 5,610 D+9.6
Pope 2,684 48.6% 2,397 43.4% 444 5,525 D+5.2
Stevens 2,694 49.8% 2,449 45.3% 264 5,407 D+4.5
Swift 2,993 56.5% 1,951 36.8% 358 5,302 D+19.7
Watonwan 2,509 47.6% 2,416 45.8% 351 5,276 D+1.8
Marshall 2,429 47.2% 2,527 49.1% 192 5,148 R+1.9
Rock 2,088 42.9% 2,580 53.0% 196 4,864 R+10.1
Murray 2,221 46.0% 2,382 49.3% 229 4,832 R+3.3
Pipestone 1,924 41.0% 2,563 54.6% 206 4,693 R+13.6
Lac Qui Parle 2,439 54.9% 1,705 38.4% 301 4,445 D+16.5
Norman 1,841 49.8% 1,727 46.7% 127 3,695 D+3.1
Grant 1,843 51.8% 1,485 41.7% 232 3,560 D+10.1
Clearwater 1,622 46.3% 1,687 48.2% 192 3,501 R+1.9
Lincoln 1,703 50.7% 1,462 43.6% 192 3,357 D+7.2
Wilkin 1,220 38.1% 1,889 59.0% 94 3,203 R+20.9
Big Stone 1,625 54.4% 1,193 40.0% 167 2,985 D+14.5
Kittson 1,384 50.7% 1,266 46.4% 79 2,729 D+4.3
Cook 1,168 46.4% 1,175 46.7% 174 2,517 R+0.3
Traverse 1,152 51.8% 957 43.0% 115 2,224 D+8.8
Mahnomen 980 44.6% 1,097 49.9% 121 2,198 R+5.3
Red Lake 1,086 51.9% 915 43.7% 91 2,092 D+8.2
Lake of the Woods 858 42.9% 1,039 51.9% 104 2,001 R+9.0

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+15.7
2020 Tina Smith (D) D+5.2
2018 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+24.1
2014 Al Franken (D) D+10.2
2012 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+34.7
2008 Al Franken (D) level
2006 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+20.1
2002 Norm Coleman (R) R+2.2
2000 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.5
1996 Paul Wellstone (D) D+9.0
1994 Rod Grams (R) R+5.0
1990 Paul David Wellstone (D) D+2.6
1988 David Durenberger (R) R+15.3
1984 Rudy Boschwitz (R) R+16.8
1982 Dave Durenberger (R) R+6.0
1978 Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R) R+16.2
1976 Hubert H. Humphrey (D) D+42.5
1972 Walter Mondale (D) D+13.8
1970 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+16.1
1966 Walter Mondale (D) D+8.7
1964 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+21.1
1960 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+15.3
1958 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+6.3
1954 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+14.3
1952 Edward J. Thye (R) R+14.1
1948 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+20.3
1946 Edward J. Thye (R) R+19.1
1942 Joseph H. Ball (R) R+36.6
1940 Henrik Shipstead (R) R+32.4
1936 Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+1.5
1928 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+40.0
1922 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918 Knute Nelson (R) R+60.0
1916 Frank Kellogg (R) R+17.7