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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 52

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Steven G. Novak (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Marlaine Szurek (R) by 15.7 points.

Steven G. NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%17,874
Marlaine SzurekRepublican
42.2%13,027
30,901 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+37.61982D+13.21990D+26.31992D+15.71996D+13.62000R+8.52002

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