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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 62B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wesley Skoglund (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating John Halverson (R) by 46.1 points.

Wesley SkoglundDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%12,207
John HalversonRepublican
26.9%4,502
16,709 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+35.31990D+34.71992D+37.81994D+46.11996D+38.71998D+39.72000

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