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1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Ramstad won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Ramstad received 205,816 popular votes (70.1%). The main challenger was Stanley J. Leino (29.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Ramstad and Leino

Ramstad +40.3 pts · won by 118,466 votes
Jim RamstadRepublicanWINNER70.1%
205,816 votes
Stanley J. LeinoDemocratic29.75%
87,350 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.