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1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election?

Bruce F. Vento won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election. Bruce F. Vento received 145,831 popular votes (57.02%). The main challenger was Dennis Newinski (36.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Vento and Newinski

Vento +20.2 pts · won by 51,721 votes
Bruce F. VentoDemocraticWINNER57.02%
145,831 votes
Dennis NewinskiRepublican36.8%
94,110 votes
Richard J. GibbonsReform3.65%
9,323 votes
Phil Willkiegrassroots1.41%
3,615 votes
Dan R. VacekIndependent1.05%
2,696 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.