1992 Minnesota Senate election

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Minnesota Senate election, 1992
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  1990 November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03) 1996  

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
34 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Roger Moe Duane Benson
Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican
Leader since1980January 5, 1987
Leader's seat2nd–Erskine 31st–Lanesboro
Last election46 seats21 seats
Seats won4522
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,247,594970,766

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1992 Minnesota Senate seats won by party.svg

Majority Leader before election

Roger Moe
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Majority Leader

Roger Moe
Democratic (DFL)

The 1992 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the Senate of the 78th and 79th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 15, 1992.

Contents

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 5, 1993.

Results

Summary of the November 3, 1992 Minnesota Senate election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 671,247,59445Decrease2.svg167.16
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 66970,76622Increase2.svg132.84
Grassroots Party of Minnesota 12,1790Steady2.svg0.00
Independent 424,4600Steady2.svg0.00
Total67±0100.00
Turnout (out of 3,187,255 eligible voters) [1] 2,355,79673.91%Increase2.svg15.15 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, [2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library [3]

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References

  1. "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved August 13, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Minnesota Election Results 1992" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 38–53. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 27, 2015.