1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 51
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jane Krentz (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Ray Vandeveer (R) by 5.5 points.
Jane KrentzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%17,482
Ray VandeveerRepublican
47.2%15,656
33,138 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