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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 18A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Rostberg (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Ken Reine (D) by 13.2 points.

Jim RostbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%8,732
Ken ReineDemocrat
43.4%6,696
15,428 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+4.01990D+13.91992R+4.21994R+13.21996R+7.61998R+6.52000

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