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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 36A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Eileen Tompkins (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Diane Nagler (D) by 7.8 points.

Eileen TompkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%9,985
Diane NaglerDemocrat
46.1%8,535
18,520 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

EvenD+21.61990R+21.51992R+23.31994R+7.81996R+12.11998R+23.12000

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