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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 4B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Anthony Kinkel (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Matt Swenson (R) by 13.7 points.

Anthony KinkelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%9,601
Matt SwensonRepublican
40.7%7,185
Henry KrumwiedeOther party
4.9%864
17,650 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+23.51990D+26.71992D+15.61994D+13.71996R+1.51998R+3.32000

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

The candidates

Anthony Kinkel (D)Matt Swenson (R)

Also on the ballot: Henry Krumwiede (Other party), 4.9%