1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Arlene Lesewski (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Randi Kirchner (D) by 9.4 points.
Arlene LesewskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%16,728
Randi KirchnerDemocrat
45.3%13,860
30,588 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