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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 4A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gail Skare (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey J. Aakhus (R) by 1.7 points.

Gail SkareDemocrat · winner
49.3%7,843
47.5%7,566
Adam SteeleOther party
3.2%512
15,921 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+26.11990D+57.91992D+4.21994D+1.71996R+5.21998R+19.92000

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

The candidates

Gail Skare (D)Jeffrey J. Aakhus (R)

Also on the ballot: Adam Steele (Other party), 3.2%