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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 58

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Linda Higgins (D) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating David Gelvick (R) by 56.2 points.

Linda HigginsDemocrat · winner
78.1%14,143
David GelvickRepublican
21.9%3,966
18,109 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+52.51986D+49.01990D+42.41992D+56.21996D+53.42000D+46.92002

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