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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 34

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Gen Olson (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Mara Holmstrom (D) by 34.7 points.

Gen OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%25,305
32.7%12,270
37,575 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

EvenD+6.51986D+1.01990R+18.81992R+34.71996R+30.62000R+29.32002

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