1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 55B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Betty McCollum (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Steve Carlson (R) by 29.5 points.
Betty McCollumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%9,323
Steve CarlsonRepublican
35.3%5,076
14,399 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