1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 59
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Lawrence Pogemiller (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Catherine Carlson (R) by 39.8 points.
Lawrence PogemillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%17,319
Catherine CarlsonRepublican
25.6%6,780
David WiesterOther party
9.0%2,389
26,488 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