1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 20A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert Ness (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Wright (D) by 34.1 points.
Robert NessRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%9,672
Paul WrightDemocrat
32.9%4,750
14,422 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