1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 27A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ron Kraus (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Gerald C. Skaar (D) by 20.0 points.
Ron KrausRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%9,534
Gerald C. SkaarDemocrat
40.0%6,352
15,886 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