1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Berglin (D) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Kauffner (R) by 70.8 points.
Linda BerglinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.4%15,209
Peter KauffnerRepublican
14.6%2,598
17,807 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