This is the 1996 race. The latest: 2026 →

1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 46B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating David Mathias (R) by 22.9 points.

Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%9,499
David MathiasRepublican
38.5%5,955
15,454 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

EvenD+21.21990D+19.81992D+13.71994D+22.91996D+16.41998D+22.72000

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