1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phil Krinkie (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Jaki Cottinghamzierdt (D) by 24.0 points.
Phil KrinkieRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%10,188
Jaki CottinghamzierdtDemocrat
38.0%6,240
16,428 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