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1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Gil Gutknecht won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Gil Gutknecht received 137,486 popular votes (52.66%). The main challenger was Mary Rieder (47.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Gutknecht and Rieder

Gutknecht +5.5 pts · won by 14,339 votes
Gil GutknechtRepublicanWINNER52.66%
137,486 votes
Mary RiederDemocratic47.17%
123,147 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.