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1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Ramstad won the 1998 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Ramstad received 203,731 popular votes (71.91%). The main challenger was Stan J. Leino (23.47%).

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

Ramstad +48.4 pts · won by 137,226 votes
Jim RamstadRepublicanWINNER71.91%
203,731 votes
Stan J. LeinoDemocratic23.47%
66,505 votes
Derek W. Schrammminnesota taxpayers4.53%
12,823 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.