1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 47B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phil Carruthers (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Walt Filson (R) by 27.0 points.
Phil CarruthersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%9,068
Walt FilsonRepublican
36.5%5,210
14,278 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