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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 15

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Dean Johnson (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Brian L. Oldon (D) by 14.3 points.

Dean JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%17,267
42.8%12,944
30,211 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

EvenR+21.21986R+38.81990R+5.21992R+14.31996D+16.32000R+1.82002

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