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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 59B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Phyllis Kahn (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Gromacki (R) by 41.1 points.

Phyllis KahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%8,022
Tom GromackiRepublican
22.7%2,849
Alan ShilepskyOther party
13.5%1,701
12,572 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+29.61990D+36.21992D+36.71994D+41.11996D+34.11998D+26.02000

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