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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

EvenD+58.71990D+28.41992D+31.11994D+47.71996D+36.21998D+47.22000

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