1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 20
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Steve Dille (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Dale W. Smolnisky (D) by 24.3 points.
Steve DilleRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%18,197
Dale W. SmolniskyDemocrat
37.8%11,081
29,278 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