1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 59A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Len Biernat (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Gerry Machowicz (R) by 47.7 points.
Len BiernatDemocrat · winner
73.9%10,255
Gerry MachowiczRepublican
26.1%3,627
13,882 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