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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 47A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Darlene Luther (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Connie Heisenfelt (R) by 16.6 points.

Darlene LutherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%7,042
41.7%5,040
12,082 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+25.61990D+23.81992D+10.91994D+16.61996D+11.81998D+19.12000

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