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1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

James L. Oberstar won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. James L. Oberstar received 185,333 popular votes (67.31%). The main challenger was Andy Larson (25.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Oberstar and Larson

Oberstar +42.1 pts · won by 115,873 votes
James L. OberstarDemocraticWINNER67.31%
185,333 votes
Andy LarsonRepublican25.23%
69,460 votes
Stan EstesReform6.04%
16,639 votes
Larry FuholLibertarian1.34%
3,688 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.