1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 27B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert J. Leighton (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Chris Boik (R) by 43.9 points.
Robert J. LeightonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%11,028
Chris BoikRepublican
28.1%4,301
15,329 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