1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 27
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Pat Piper (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Brian Slowinski (R) by 14.5 points.
Pat PiperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%17,367
Brian SlowinskiRepublican
40.8%12,805
Rich OsnessOther party
3.9%1,217
31,389 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