1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 8A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Murphy (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Ray Wheeler (R) by 32.3 points.
Mary MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%10,356
Ray WheelerRepublican
33.8%5,297
15,653 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET