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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 51B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Doug Swenson (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Greg Miller (D) by 19.7 points.

Doug SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%11,231
Greg MillerDemocrat
40.2%7,535
18,766 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+32.91990R+5.31992R+31.61994R+19.71996R+15.81998R+19.72000

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