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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 45B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Peggy Leppik (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Brad Brown (D) by 23.6 points.

Peggy LeppikRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%10,850
Brad BrownDemocrat
38.2%6,701
17,551 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+11.21990R+25.11992R+35.71994R+23.61996R+24.12000D+15.22002

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