1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 22B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Elaine Harder (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Peterson (D) by 15.4 points.
Elaine HarderRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%9,114
Richard PetersonDemocrat
42.3%6,675
15,789 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