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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 10B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Hilda Bettermann (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Bev Bales (D) by 12.6 points.

Hilda BettermannRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%9,478
Bev BalesDemocrat
43.7%7,359
16,837 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+39.41984R+45.51990R+34.01992R+12.61996R+7.11998R+28.72004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET