1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 7
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Sam Solon (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Couillard (R) by 37.6 points.
Sam SolonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%19,314
Paul R. CouillardRepublican
27.8%8,209
Gary J. NelsonOther party
6.8%2,017
29,540 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