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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 49

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Leo Foley (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Ron Bradley (R) by 12.1 points.

Leo FoleyDemocrat · winner
51.9%15,940
Ron BradleyRepublican
39.8%12,228
Jim ManganOther party
8.3%2,540
30,708 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

EvenD+34.71986D+26.91990D+21.01992D+12.11996D+5.12000R+23.72002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET