| Election Name: | 1996 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: | 1994 Minnesota House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Seats For Election: | All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 68 |
| Leader1: | Irv Anderson |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 3A–International Falls |
| Last Election1: | 71 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 69 |
| Seats1: | 70 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,027,921 |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Leader Since2: | April 17, 1992 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 28B–Kenyon |
| Last Election2: | 63 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 65 |
| Seats2: | 64 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,029,783 |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Irv Anderson |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Phil Carruthers |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1996 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 80th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 1996.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 1997.
The Independent-Republican Party had changed its name back to the Republican Party on September 23, 1995.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∆ | % | ||||||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 126 | 1,027,921 | 70 | 1 | 52.24 | ||
| Republican Party of Minnesota | 132 | 1,029,783 | 64 | 1 | 47.76 | ||
| Reform Party of Minnesota | 14 | 16,459 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Green Party of Minnesota | 1 | 3,649 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Natural Law Party of Minnesota | 1 | 392 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Independent | 3 | 7,383 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Write-in | 1 | 3,078 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout (out of 3,319,509 eligible voters)[1] | 2,211,161 | 66.61% | 11.46 | ||||