1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dave Knutson (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Susan Ford Bedor (D) by 15.1 points.
Dave KnutsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%19,804
Susan Ford BedorDemocrat
42.4%14,598
34,402 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