1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ron Erhardt (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Debbie James (D) by 31.4 points.
Ron ErhardtRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%12,858
Debbie JamesDemocrat
34.3%6,719
19,577 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