1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 37B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bill Macklin (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Janet Lekson (D) by 21.6 points.
Bill MacklinRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%12,769
Janet LeksonDemocrat
39.2%8,228
20,997 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