1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 56B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Peg Larsen (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Jerome J. Derose (D) by 21.8 points.
Peg LarsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%14,322
Jerome J. DeroseDemocrat
39.1%9,192
23,514 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