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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 32B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michelle Rifenberg (R) won with 46.0% of the vote, defeating Kathy Weeks (D) by 3.8 points.

Michelle RifenbergRepublican · winner
46.0%7,192
Kathy WeeksDemocrat
42.2%6,605
Jack MuellerOther party
11.8%1,844
15,641 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+32.51984R+35.11988R+19.81992R+3.81996R+5.22000R+12.72004

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