1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 38
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Deanna Wiener (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Mike McGinn (R) by 3.3 points.
Deanna WienerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%19,439
Mike McGinnRepublican
48.3%18,192
37,631 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