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1998Final results

1998 election for Minnesota House District 23B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Howard Swenson (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph Huffman (D) by 32.8 points.

Howard SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%9,911
33.6%5,017
14,928 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+1.51992R+7.81994R+13.41996R+32.81998R+18.52000D+20.72002

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