1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 23B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Howard Swenson (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Darrel Mosel (D) by 13.4 points.
Howard SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%9,327
Darrel MoselDemocrat
43.3%7,122
16,449 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