1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 39
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Metzen (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Lori Erickson (R) by 19.6 points.
James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%19,334
Lori EricksonRepublican
40.2%12,998
32,332 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