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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 19A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Olson (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Cliff Wold (D) by 19.7 points.

Mark OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%10,182
Cliff WoldDemocrat
40.2%6,837
17,019 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+6.01990R+5.21992R+22.01994R+19.71996R+21.11998R+26.22000

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