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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 64B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Paymar (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Ray Cleveland (R) by 20.0 points.

Michael PaymarDemocrat · winner
58.9%10,263
Ray ClevelandRepublican
38.9%6,778
Jim HorwathOther party
2.2%392
17,433 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+33.41990D+37.11992D+40.51994D+20.01996D+21.31998D+33.82000

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

The candidates

Michael Paymar (D)Ray Cleveland (R)

Also on the ballot: Jim Horwath (Other party), 2.2%