1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 23
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dennis Frederickson (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Kluge (D) by 31.6 points.
Dennis FredericksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%19,202
Paul KlugeDemocrat
34.2%9,984
29,186 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