1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Image:File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:1990
Next Election:1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:1994
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Leader1:Dee Long
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:July 11, 1991
Leaders Seat1:60A–Minneapolis
Last Election1:80 seats
Seats Before1:79
Seats1:87
Seat Change1:8
Popular Vote1:1,186,532
Party2:Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
Leader Since2:April 17, 1992
Leaders Seat2:28B–Kenyon
Last Election2:54 seats
Seats Before2:55
Seats2:47
Seat Change2:8
Popular Vote2:1,003,381
Speaker
Before Election:Dee Long
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Dee Long
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

The 1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 78th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 15, 1992.

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 5, 1993.

Results

Summary of the November 3, 1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1271,186,53287864.93
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota1301,003,38147835.07
Libertarian Party of Minnesota159300.00
Constitution Party of Minnesota125300.00
Independent11,38700.00
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 3,187,255 eligible voters)[1] 2,355,79673.91%15.15

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .