1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
David W. Johnson (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating David Adlin (R) by 11.6 points.
David W. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
55.8%17,012
David AdlinRepublican
44.2%13,476
30,488 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