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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 40A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark P. Mahon (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Brian D. Skon (R) by 4.5 points.

Mark P. MahonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%7,292
Brian D. SkonRepublican
47.8%6,667
13,959 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+3.01990D+0.31992D+4.31994D+4.51996D+2.81998D+14.72000

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