1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 37
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Patricia Pariseau (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Clinton Kennedy (D) by 17.5 points.
Patricia PariseauRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%22,052
Clinton KennedyDemocrat
41.2%15,483
37,535 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