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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 35A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carol Molnau (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Loren M. Schwingerhammer (D) by 18.6 points.

Carol MolnauRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%10,040
40.7%6,893
16,933 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+11.11988R+15.71990R+9.31992R+18.61996R+25.32002R+18.62004

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