1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 45A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ron Abrams (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Jesse Lehman (D) by 32.3 points.
Ron AbramsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%12,333
Jesse LehmanDemocrat
33.9%6,313
18,646 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