1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bill Hilty (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Taylor (R) by 19.1 points.
Bill HiltyDemocrat · winner
59.6%9,751
Jim TaylorRepublican
40.4%6,618
16,369 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