1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 6
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Douglas Johnson (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Shuster (R) by 35.7 points.
Douglas JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%22,813
Jerry ShusterRepublican
29.1%10,249
Ryan SeidelmannOther party
4.1%1,432
Tim KnoedlerLibertarian
2.0%693
35,187 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
The candidates
Douglas Johnson (D)Jerry Shuster (R)
Also on the ballot: Ryan Seidelmann (Other party), 4.1%; Tim Knoedler (Libertarian), 2.0%