1996 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Minnesota · 8 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Paul David Wellstone won the 1996 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Paul David Wellstone received 1,098,430 popular votes (50.32%). The main challenger was Rudy Boschwitz (41.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Wellstone and Boschwitz

Wellstone +9.0 pts · won by 197,236 votes

Paul David Wellstone DemocraticWINNER50.32%

1,098,430 votes

Rudy Boschwitz Republican41.28%

901,194 votes

Dean M. BarkleyReform6.98%

152,328 votes

Tim DavisGrassroots0.65%

14,139 votes

Roy Ezra CarltonLibertarian0.25%

5,428 votes

Howard B. HansonResource0.2%

4,381 votes

Stephen JohnsonNatural Law0.2%

4,321 votes

Thomas A. FiskeSocialist Workers0.07%

1,554 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.