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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 54

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

John Marty (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Pat Igo (R) by 23.5 points.

John MartyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%21,792
Pat IgoRepublican
38.2%13,490
35,282 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+30.01986D+10.11990D+11.11992D+23.51996D+31.02000D+13.82002

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