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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 43A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Tom Workman (R) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Smithburg (D) by 43.4 points.

Tom WorkmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.7%14,152
28.3%5,586
19,738 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

EvenR+17.71990R+26.91992R+42.31994R+43.41996R+34.91998R+25.52000

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