1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 48
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Betzold (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Lyle Clemenson (R) by 14.2 points.
Don BetzoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%18,574
Lyle ClemensonRepublican
42.9%13,948
32,522 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