1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Erik Paulsen (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Mann (D) by 42.5 points.
Erik PaulsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%14,246
Michael MannDemocrat
28.7%5,746
19,992 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