1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 56A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mark Holsten (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Hetland (D) by 28.8 points.
Mark HolstenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%10,749
Paul A. HetlandDemocrat
35.6%5,943
16,692 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET