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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 12B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Stephen Wenzel (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating John M. Hollander (R) by 45.3 points.

Stephen WenzelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%11,757
27.4%4,429
16,186 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

EvenD+28.41990D+34.31992D+46.81994D+45.31996D+30.01998D+39.42000

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