1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 13A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Torrey Westrom (R) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Clair Nelson (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Torrey WestromRepublican · winner
48.1%7,996
Clair NelsonDemocrat
46.8%7,768
Dave HolmanOther party
5.1%845
16,609 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET