1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 41
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bill Belanger (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating James D. Weiler (D) by 23.7 points.
Bill BelangerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%21,761
James D. WeilerDemocrat
38.2%13,435
35,196 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