1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Minnesota Senate District 29
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Steve Murphy (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Lyle Mehrkens (R) by 10.9 points.
Steve MurphyDemocrat · winner
55.5%18,246
Lyle MehrkensRepublican · incumbent
44.5%14,645
32,891 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET