1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 2B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Edgar Olson (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Lyle Daken (R) by 22.7 points.
Edgar OlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%8,126
Lyle DakenRepublican
38.6%5,117
13,243 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