1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 47
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Scheid (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Don Kramer (R) by 8.4 points.
Linda ScheidDemocrat · winner
54.2%14,222
Don KramerRepublican
45.8%12,008
26,230 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