1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 8
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Becky Lourey (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Bruce Kasden (R) by 38.4 points.
Becky LoureyDemocrat · winner
59.8%19,172
Bruce KasdenRepublican
21.4%6,862
Steve KeillorIndependent
18.8%6,015
32,049 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