All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Roger Moe
Dean Johnson
Party
Democratic (DFL)
Republican
Leader since
1980
November 10, 1992
Leader's seat
2nd–Erskine
15th–Willmar
Last election
45 seats
22 seats
Seats before
41
25
Seats won
42
24
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
1,129,095
934,906
Districts by margins of victory
Districts by party won
Majority Leader before election
Roger Moe
Democratic (DFL)
Elected Majority Leader
Roger Moe
Democratic (DFL)
The 1996 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the Senate of the 80th and 81st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 10, 1996.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 1997.
The Independent-Republican Party had changed its name back to the Republican Party on September 23, 1995.
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