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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 24

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

John Hottinger (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Chuck Rudolph (R) by 18.1 points.

John HottingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%17,859
Chuck RudolphRepublican
40.9%12,375
30,234 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+20.91986D+1.01990D+23.21992D+18.11996D+18.92000R+3.42002

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