1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 44
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Steve Kelley (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Sathe (R) by 15.0 points.
Steve KelleyDemocrat · winner
55.4%17,870
Mark SatheRepublican
40.4%13,036
Tony KranzOther party
4.2%1,352
32,258 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