1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 1A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Tunheim (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Rob Bowen (R) by 3.9 points.
Jim TunheimDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%7,773
Rob BowenRepublican
48.1%7,190
14,963 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