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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 24B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ruth Johnson (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Rick McCluhan (R) by 6.1 points.

Ruth JohnsonDemocrat · winner
53.0%8,559
Rick McCluhanRepublican
47.0%7,578
16,137 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

EvenR+12.11990D+0.21992D+19.71994D+6.11996R+7.21998D+3.02000

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