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1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Collin C. Peterson won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Collin C. Peterson received 170,936 popular votes (67.94%). The main challenger was Darrell McKigney (31.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Peterson and McKigney

Peterson +36.1 pts · won by 90,804 votes
Collin C. PetersonDemocraticWINNER67.94%
170,936 votes
Darrell McKigneyRepublican31.85%
80,132 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.