1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Runbeck (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Renee Jenson (D) by 19.1 points.
Linda RunbeckRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%20,840
Renee JensonDemocrat
40.4%14,152
34,992 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