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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 49A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Charles Weaver (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Theisen (D) by 33.3 points.

Charles WeaverRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%10,902
Bob TheisenDemocrat
33.4%5,457
16,359 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+36.61990R+25.91992R+40.21994R+33.31996R+2.41998R+9.32000

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