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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 39A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Thomas Pugh (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating John Trojack (R) by 24.4 points.

Thomas PughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%10,096
John TrojackRepublican
37.8%6,142
16,238 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+16.21990D+30.21992D+15.11994D+24.41996D+13.81998D+35.92000

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