1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 9
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Keith Langseth (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Cliff Dyrud (R) by 20.9 points.
Keith LangsethDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%17,189
Cliff DyrudRepublican
39.5%11,235
28,424 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