1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 43
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Edward Oliver (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Beverly K. Deutsch (D) by 19.5 points.
Edward OliverRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%22,451
Beverly K. DeutschDemocrat
39.2%15,000
David A. ExeOther party
2.1%821
38,272 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