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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 12B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Stephen Wenzel (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Gary Walters (R) by 30.0 points.

Stephen WenzelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%10,242
Gary WaltersRepublican
33.1%5,372
3.9%634
16,248 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+34.31992D+46.81994D+45.31996D+30.01998D+39.42000R+13.82002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Stephen Wenzel (D)Gary Walters (R)

Also on the ballot: John M. Hollander (Other party), 3.9%