1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 17
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dan Stevens (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Mardi Lacher (D) by 8.3 points.
Dan StevensRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%16,506
Mardi LacherDemocrat
45.8%13,967
30,473 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