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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 61A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Karen Clark (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Marilyn Jackson (R) by 67.4 points.

Karen ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%6,690
Marilyn JacksonRepublican
16.3%1,302
7,992 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+48.91990D+66.91992D+57.31994D+67.41996D+65.01998D+65.92000

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