1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 40B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Kevin Knight (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating David Robert Groves (D) by 11.4 points.
Kevin KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%9,132
David Robert GrovesDemocrat
44.3%7,267
16,399 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