1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 60
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Allan Spear (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Patty Commerford (R) by 43.7 points.
Allan SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%24,894
Patty CommerfordRepublican
28.2%9,757
34,651 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