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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 5B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

David J. Tomassoni (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Groettum (R) by 42.6 points.

David J. TomassoniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%10,973
Mark GroettumRepublican
28.7%4,419
15,392 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+61.61990D+53.21992D+37.91994D+42.61996D+51.01998D+46.22000

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