1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 1994, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 79th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 13, 1994.

1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election

← 1992November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)1996 →

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderIrv AndersonSteve Sviggum
PartyDemocratic (DFL)Ind.-Republican
Leader sinceSeptember 1, 1993April 17, 1992
Leader's seat3A–International Falls28B–Kenyon
Last election87 seats47 seats
Seats before8450
Seats won7163
Seat changeDecrease13Increase13
Popular vote799,973899,609

Speaker before election

Irv Anderson
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Speaker

Irv Anderson
Democratic (DFL)

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 1995.

Results

Summary of the November 8, 1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.No.%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party124799,97371 1352.99
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota132899,60963 1347.01
Natural Law Party of Minnesota13520 0.00
Independent49,6720 0.00
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 3,253,779 eligible voters)[1]1,794,61855.15% 18.76 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

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