1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Minnesota (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Paul Wellstone* (DFL)		Rudy Boschwitz (R)		Dean Barkley (Reform)		Tim Davis (Green)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aitkin	67%	3,828	51.9%	2,794	37.9%	570	7.7%	63	0.9%	121	1.6%	1,034	7,376
Anoka	63%	60,204	48.7%	48,872	39.6%	12,451	10.1%	924	0.7%	1,089	0.9%	11,332	123,540
Becker	62%	5,854	44.4%	6,705	50.9%	460	3.5%	51	0.4%	109	0.8%	-851	13,179
Beltrami	59%	8,304	52.6%	6,556	41.5%	708	4.5%	81	0.5%	152	1.0%	1,748	15,801
Benton	56%	5,707	43.2%	6,082	46.1%	1,174	8.9%	85	0.6%	151	1.1%	-375	13,199
Big Stone	67%	1,625	54.4%	1,193	40.0%	122	4.1%	15	0.5%	30	1.0%	432	2,985
Blue Earth	58%	12,843	51.1%	10,694	42.5%	1,199	4.8%	214	0.9%	199	0.8%	2,149	25,149
Brown	62%	4,916	39.9%	6,531	53.0%	763	6.2%	52	0.4%	67	0.5%	-1,615	12,329
Carlton	61%	8,577	61.8%	4,477	32.2%	611	4.4%	83	0.6%	141	1.0%	4,100	13,889
Carver	67%	10,683	38.0%	14,606	52.0%	2,408	8.6%	172	0.6%	219	0.8%	-3,923	28,088
Cass	65%	5,384	45.0%	5,532	46.2%	899	7.5%	67	0.6%	83	0.7%	-148	11,965
Chippewa	63%	3,183	52.0%	2,588	42.3%	286	4.7%	27	0.4%	33	0.5%	595	6,117
Chisago	69%	8,503	48.2%	7,146	40.5%	1,682	9.5%	164	0.9%	156	0.9%	1,357	17,651
Clay	56%	10,313	48.4%	10,329	48.5%	445	2.1%	84	0.4%	125	0.6%	-16	21,296
Clearwater	57%	1,622	46.3%	1,687	48.2%	151	4.3%	11	0.3%	30	0.9%	-65	3,501
Cook	69%	1,168	46.4%	1,175	46.7%	124	4.9%	17	0.7%	33	1.3%	-7	2,517
Cottonwood	67%	2,848	46.3%	3,030	49.3%	201	3.3%	24	0.4%	43	0.7%	-182	6,146
Crow Wing	66%	11,233	45.0%	11,839	47.5%	1,525	6.1%	129	0.5%	215	0.9%	-606	24,941
Dakota	67%	73,470	47.9%	65,756	42.9%	12,217	8.0%	984	0.6%	994	0.6%	7,714	153,421
Dodge	63%	3,174	42.7%	3,807	51.3%	350	4.7%	46	0.6%	49	0.7%	-633	7,426
Douglas	66%	6,436	41.7%	7,695	49.9%	1,109	7.2%	73	0.5%	111	0.7%	-1,259	15,424
Faribault	67%	3,755	45.6%	4,044	49.1%	353	4.3%	33	0.4%	52	0.6%	-289	8,237
Fillmore	64%	4,649	47.4%	4,773	48.7%	272	2.8%	60	0.6%	53	0.5%	-124	9,807
Freeborn	65%	8,147	51.0%	7,087	44.4%	519	3.2%	104	0.7%	117	0.7%	1,060	15,974
Goodhue	65%	9,420	46.5%	9,192	45.4%	1,403	6.9%	116	0.6%	138	0.7%	228	20,269
Grant	75%	1,843	51.8%	1,485	41.7%	188	5.3%	14	0.4%	30	0.8%	358	3,560
Hennepin	63%	279,378	53.5%	196,392	37.6%	38,785	7.4%	3,832	0.7%	3,713	0.7%	82,986	522,100
Houston	67%	3,957	42.4%	4,977	53.3%	229	2.5%	56	0.6%	112	1.2%	-1,020	9,331
Hubbard	69%	3,898	44.9%	4,108	47.3%	533	6.1%	58	0.7%	79	0.9%	-210	8,676
Isanti	63%	6,183	47.8%	5,290	40.9%	1,194	9.2%	114	0.9%	141	1.1%	893	12,922
Itasca	64%	11,188	54.8%	7,712	37.8%	1,170	5.7%	136	0.7%	210	1.0%	3,476	20,416
Jackson	68%	2,837	48.8%	2,697	46.4%	206	3.5%	34	0.6%	43	0.7%	140	5,817
Kanabec	59%	2,901	48.9%	2,353	39.7%	527	8.9%	59	1.0%	87	1.5%	548	5,927
Kandiyohi	63%	8,735	47.3%	8,346	45.2%	1,223	6.6%	70	0.4%	109	0.6%	389	18,483
Kittson	67%	1,384	50.7%	1,266	46.4%	54	2.0%	8	0.3%	17	0.6%	118	2,729
Koochiching	59%	3,571	53.5%	2,589	38.8%	325	4.9%	32	0.5%	155	2.3%	982	6,672
Lac qui Parle	71%	2,439	54.9%	1,705	38.4%	252	5.7%	17	0.4%	32	0.7%	734	4,445
Lake	72%	3,607	60.0%	1,955	32.5%	336	5.6%	32	0.5%	82	1.4%	1,652	6,012
Lake of the Woods	62%	858	42.9%	1,039	51.9%	68	3.4%	5	0.2%	31	1.5%	-181	2,001
Le Sueur	63%	5,379	48.1%	4,947	44.3%	685	6.1%	74	0.7%	88	0.8%	432	11,173
Lincoln	67%	1,703	50.7%	1,462	43.6%	145	4.3%	15	0.4%	32	1.0%	241	3,357
Lyon	62%	5,144	45.1%	5,645	49.4%	517	4.5%	43	0.4%	69	0.6%	-501	11,418
Mahnomen	61%	980	44.6%	1,097	49.9%	64	2.9%	10	0.5%	47	2.1%	-117	2,198
Marshall	67%	2,429	47.2%	2,527	49.1%	126	2.4%	22	0.4%	44	0.9%	-98	5,148
Martin	64%	4,546	43.3%	5,359	51.0%	499	4.8%	32	0.3%	67	0.6%	-813	10,503
McLeod	58%	5,646	40.3%	6,840	48.8%	1,359	9.7%	67	0.5%	105	0.7%	-1,194	14,017
Meeker	61%	4,244	44.1%	4,402	45.7%	887	9.2%	35	0.4%	59	0.6%	-158	9,627
Mille Lacs	59%	4,167	46.9%	3,750	42.2%	769	8.6%	67	0.8%	139	1.6%	417	8,892
Morrison	61%	5,290	40.0%	6,773	51.2%	985	7.4%	69	0.5%	117	0.9%	-1,483	13,234
Mower	63%	10,043	56.0%	7,160	39.9%	457	2.5%	124	0.7%	157	0.9%	2,883	17,941
Murray	70%	2,221	46.0%	2,382	49.3%	144	3.0%	31	0.6%	54	1.1%	-161	4,832
Nicollet	63%	6,947	50.5%	5,985	43.5%	646	4.7%	91	0.7%	97	0.7%	962	13,766
Nobles	60%	4,018	44.4%	4,631	51.2%	233	2.6%	59	0.7%	100	1.1%	-613	9,041
Norman	65%	1,841	49.8%	1,727	46.7%	97	2.6%	7	0.2%	23	0.6%	114	3,695
Olmsted	61%	22,283	43.1%	26,621	51.5%	2,175	4.2%	286	0.6%	280	0.5%	-4,338	51,645
Otter Tail	63%	10,450	40.6%	13,909	54.1%	1,080	4.2%	111	0.4%	179	0.7%	-3,459	25,729
Pennington	58%	2,868	48.8%	2,781	47.4%	154	2.6%	20	0.3%	49	0.8%	87	5,872
Pine	57%	5,517	53.7%	3,756	36.6%	777	7.6%	117	1.1%	105	1.0%	1,761	10,272
Pipestone	63%	1,924	41.0%	2,563	54.6%	149	3.2%	17	0.4%	40	0.9%	-639	4,693
Polk	58%	6,324	46.5%	6,829	50.2%	305	2.2%	46	0.3%	93	0.7%	-505	13,597
Pope	68%	2,684	48.6%	2,397	43.4%	394	7.1%	14	0.3%	36	0.7%	287	5,525
Ramsey	61%	131,943	58.2%	74,771	33.0%	17,021	7.5%	1,570	0.7%	1,536	0.7%	57,172	226,841
Red Lake	66%	1,086	51.9%	915	43.7%	60	2.9%	7	0.3%	24	1.1%	171	2,092
Redwood	63%	3,028	38.7%	4,315	55.1%	394	5.0%	41	0.5%	50	0.6%	-1,287	7,828
Renville	65%	3,947	48.1%	3,549	43.3%	609	7.4%	40	0.5%	54	0.7%	398	8,199
Rice	58%	12,859	55.1%	8,759	37.5%	1,446	6.2%	139	0.6%	147	0.6%	4,100	23,350
Rock	68%	2,088	42.9%	2,580	53.0%	137	2.8%	20	0.4%	39	0.8%	-492	4,864
Roseau	62%	2,811	40.9%	3,758	54.6%	212	3.1%	32	0.5%	64	0.9%	-947	6,877
Scott	62%	13,915	42.5%	15,311	46.7%	2,938	9.0%	302	0.9%	292	0.9%	-1,396	32,758
Sherburne	61%	9,998	43.1%	10,469	45.1%	2,390	10.3%	146	0.6%	216	0.9%	-471	23,219
Sibley	61%	2,763	41.7%	3,263	49.2%	525	7.9%	26	0.4%	53	0.8%	-500	6,630
St. Louis	65%	64,414	64.7%	28,388	28.5%	5,160	5.2%	691	0.7%	914	0.9%	36,026	99,567
Stearns	59%	23,020	42.0%	26,803	48.9%	4,153	7.6%	347	0.6%	517	0.9%	-3,783	54,840
Steele	64%	6,264	42.0%	7,460	50.1%	980	6.6%	88	0.6%	110	0.7%	-1,196	14,902
Stevens	68%	2,694	49.8%	2,449	45.3%	207	3.8%	17	0.3%	40	0.7%	245	5,407
Swift	61%	2,993	56.5%	1,951	36.8%	317	6.0%	18	0.3%	23	0.4%	1,042	5,302
Todd	62%	4,344	40.8%	5,255	49.3%	878	8.2%	66	0.6%	107	1.0%	-911	10,650
Traverse	70%	1,152	51.8%	957	43.0%	90	4.0%	7	0.3%	18	0.8%	195	2,224
Wabasha	63%	4,310	45.2%	4,590	48.2%	499	5.2%	54	0.6%	76	0.8%	-280	9,529
Wadena	61%	2,416	40.2%	3,132	52.1%	407	6.8%	19	0.3%	39	0.6%	-716	6,013
Waseca	61%	3,802	45.0%	4,058	48.0%	478	5.7%	46	0.5%	71	0.8%	-256	8,455
Washington	70%	42,314	48.2%	36,246	41.3%	8,060	9.2%	536	0.6%	545	0.6%	6,068	87,701
Watonwan	62%	2,509	47.6%	2,416	45.8%	283	5.4%	21	0.4%	47	0.9%	93	5,276
Wilkin	61%	1,220	38.1%	1,889	59.0%	71	2.2%	8	0.2%	15	0.5%	-669	3,203
Winona	57%	10,105	47.1%	10,339	48.2%	664	3.1%	135	0.6%	191	0.9%	-234	21,434
Wright	63%	14,329	41.2%	15,656	45.0%	4,303	12.4%	247	0.7%	263	0.8%	-1,327	34,798
Yellow Medicine	67%	2,896	51.6%	2,356	42.0%	312	5.6%	13	0.2%	33	0.6%	540	5,610
TOTAL	63%	1,098,493	50.3%	901,282	41.3%	152,333	7.0%	14,139	0.6%	16,815	0.8%	197,211	2,183,062
Total R vote: 901,282 (41.3%)      Total D vote: 1,098,493 (50.3%)      Total Other vote: 183,287 (8.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$7,459,878		$4,710,831		$44,664		$0
Total Receipts:		$7,527,958		$4,675,227		$45,065		$0
Cash on Hand:		$66,889		$43,463		$455		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$12,174		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$48,000		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$6,661,074		$3,444,174		$32,133		$0
Party Contributions:		$34,535		$31,355		$600		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$704,993		$1,033,247		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$48,601		$57,221		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$7,063		$144,444		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$258,694		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-251,631		$144,444		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$7,208,247		$4,855,275		$44,664		$0

1996 Senate class 2, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,828	51.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,794	37.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	570	7.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	63	0.9%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	24	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	72	1.0%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	16	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,376
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	60,204	48.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	48,872	39.6%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	12,451	10.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	924	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	376	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	326	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	226	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	72	0.1%
TOTAL	123,540
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,854	44.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,705	50.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	460	3.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	51	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	19	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	20	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	55	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	13,179
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	8,304	52.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,556	41.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	708	4.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	81	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	26	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	57	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	40	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	15,801
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,707	43.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,082	46.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,174	8.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	85	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	31	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	56	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	49	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	13,199
Turnout: 56%

1996 Senate class 2, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,625	54.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,193	40.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	122	4.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	15	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	6	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	12	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	11	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,985
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	12,843	51.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	10,694	42.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,199	4.8%
Tim Davis (Grn)	214	0.9%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	53	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	55	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	57	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	21	0.1%
TOTAL	25,149
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,916	39.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,531	53.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	763	6.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	52	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	13	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	22	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	12,329
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	8,577	61.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,477	32.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	611	4.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	83	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	31	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	50	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	37	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	13,889
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	10,683	38.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	14,606	52.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	2,408	8.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	172	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	81	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	48	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	47	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	28,088
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,384	45.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	5,532	46.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	899	7.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	67	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	16	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	30	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	27	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	11,965
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,183	52.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,588	42.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	286	4.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	27	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	10	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	10	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,117
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	8,503	48.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	7,146	40.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,682	9.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	164	0.9%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	49	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	39	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	41	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	17,651
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	10,313	48.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	10,329	48.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	445	2.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	84	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	48	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	44	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	21,296
Turnout: 56%

1996 Senate class 2, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,622	46.3%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,687	48.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	151	4.3%
Tim Davis (Grn)	11	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	17	0.5%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,501
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,168	46.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,175	46.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	124	4.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	17	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	13	0.5%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	9	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,517
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,848	46.3%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,030	49.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	201	3.3%
Tim Davis (Grn)	24	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	10	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	23	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,146
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	11,233	45.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	11,839	47.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,525	6.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	129	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	37	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	91	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	60	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	24,941
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	73,470	47.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	65,756	42.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	12,217	8.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	984	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	375	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	191	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	233	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	96	0.1%
TOTAL	153,421
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,174	42.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,807	51.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	350	4.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	46	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	17	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	15	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	14	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,426
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	6,436	41.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	7,695	49.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,109	7.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	73	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	23	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	52	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	25	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	15,424
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,755	45.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,044	49.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	353	4.3%
Tim Davis (Grn)	33	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	17	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	20	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,237
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,649	47.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,773	48.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	272	2.8%
Tim Davis (Grn)	60	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	25	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	9,807
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	8,147	51.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	7,087	44.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	519	3.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	104	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	35	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	36	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	28	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	15,974
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	9,420	46.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	9,192	45.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,403	6.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	116	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	33	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	31	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	53	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	20,269
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,843	51.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,485	41.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	188	5.3%
Tim Davis (Grn)	14	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	8	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,560
Turnout: 75%

1996 Senate class 2, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	279,378	53.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	196,392	37.6%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	38,785	7.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	3,832	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	1,615	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	629	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	808	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	373	0.1%
TOTAL	522,100
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,957	42.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,977	53.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	229	2.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	56	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	30	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	15	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	54	0.6%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	9,331
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,898	44.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,108	47.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	533	6.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	58	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	28	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	14	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	32	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,676
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	6,183	47.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	5,290	40.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,194	9.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	114	0.9%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	59	0.5%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	41	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	27	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	12,922
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	11,188	54.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	7,712	37.8%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,170	5.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	136	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	42	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	89	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	45	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	20,416
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,837	48.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,697	46.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	206	3.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	34	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	7	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	17	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,817
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,901	48.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,353	39.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	527	8.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	59	1.0%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	28	0.5%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	33	0.6%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	17	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,927
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	8,735	47.3%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	8,346	45.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,223	6.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	70	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	23	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	29	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	42	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	18,483
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,384	50.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,266	46.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	54	2.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	8	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	5	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	2	0.1%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,729
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,571	53.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,589	38.8%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	325	4.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	32	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	22	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	106	1.6%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	19	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,672
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,439	54.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,705	38.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	252	5.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	17	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	12	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,445
Turnout: 71%

1996 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,607	60.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,955	32.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	336	5.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	32	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	29	0.5%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	24	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	19	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,012
Turnout: 72%

1996 Senate class 2, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	858	42.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,039	51.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	68	3.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	5	0.2%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	23	1.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,001
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,379	48.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,947	44.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	685	6.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	74	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	12	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	33	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	28	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	11,173
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,703	50.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,462	43.6%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	145	4.3%
Tim Davis (Grn)	15	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	10	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	12	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,357
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,144	45.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	5,645	49.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	517	4.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	43	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	16	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	20	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	22	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	11,418
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	980	44.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,097	49.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	64	2.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	10	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	34	1.5%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	5	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,198
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,429	47.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,527	49.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	126	2.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	22	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	16	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	11	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,148
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,546	43.3%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	5,359	51.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	499	4.8%
Tim Davis (Grn)	32	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	11	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	23	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	21	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,503
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,646	40.3%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,840	48.8%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,359	9.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	67	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	31	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	36	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	14,017
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,244	44.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,402	45.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	887	9.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	35	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	14	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	16	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	24	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	9,627
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,167	46.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,750	42.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	769	8.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	67	0.8%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	27	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	74	0.8%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	30	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,892
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,290	40.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,773	51.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	985	7.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	69	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	22	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	48	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	36	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	13,234
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	10,043	56.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	7,160	39.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	457	2.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	124	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	56	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	43	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	38	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	17,941
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,221	46.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,382	49.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	144	3.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	31	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	24	0.5%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,832
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	6,947	50.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	5,985	43.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	646	4.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	91	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	21	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	31	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	27	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	13,766
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,018	44.4%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,631	51.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	233	2.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	59	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	13	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	13	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	67	0.7%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,041
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,841	49.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,727	46.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	97	2.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	7	0.2%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	7	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	10	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	5	0.1%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,695
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	22,283	43.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	26,621	51.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	2,175	4.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	286	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	83	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	66	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	70	0.1%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	27	0.1%
TOTAL	51,645
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	10,450	40.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	13,909	54.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,080	4.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	111	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	46	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	54	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	55	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	25,729
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,868	48.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,781	47.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	154	2.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	20	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	19	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	9	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,872
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	5,517	53.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,756	36.6%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	777	7.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	117	1.1%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	36	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	30	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	10,272
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,924	41.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,563	54.6%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	149	3.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	17	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	7	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	24	0.5%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,693
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	6,324	46.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	6,829	50.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	305	2.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	46	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	34	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	19	0.1%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	13,597
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,684	48.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,397	43.4%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	394	7.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	14	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	15	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	9	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,525
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	131,943	58.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	74,771	33.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	17,021	7.5%
Tim Davis (Grn)	1,570	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	610	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	252	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	372	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	165	0.1%
TOTAL	226,841
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,086	51.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	915	43.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	60	2.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	7	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	6	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	8	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	4	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,092
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,028	38.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,315	55.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	394	5.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	41	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	17	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	16	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	8	0.1%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,828
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,947	48.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,549	43.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	609	7.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	40	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	12	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	29	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,199
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	12,859	55.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	8,759	37.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	1,446	6.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	139	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	48	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	31	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	39	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	23,350
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,088	42.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,580	53.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	137	2.8%
Tim Davis (Grn)	20	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	7	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	15	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,864
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,811	40.9%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,758	54.6%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	212	3.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	32	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	17	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	28	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,877
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	13,915	42.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	15,311	46.7%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	2,938	9.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	302	0.9%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	99	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	80	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	59	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	28	0.1%
TOTAL	32,758
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	9,998	43.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	10,469	45.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	2,390	10.3%
Tim Davis (Grn)	146	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	57	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	86	0.4%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	45	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	23,219
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,763	41.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,263	49.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	525	7.9%
Tim Davis (Grn)	26	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	18	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	22	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,630
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	64,414	64.7%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	28,388	28.5%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	5,160	5.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	691	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	263	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	276	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	227	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	75	0.1%
TOTAL	99,567
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	23,020	42.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	26,803	48.9%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	4,153	7.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	347	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	125	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	171	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	141	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	54	0.1%
TOTAL	54,840
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	6,264	42.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	7,460	50.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	980	6.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	88	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	51	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	23	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	14,902
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,694	49.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,449	45.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	207	3.8%
Tim Davis (Grn)	17	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	14	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	6	0.1%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	11	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,407
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,993	56.5%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,951	36.8%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	317	6.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	18	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	9	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	9	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,302
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,344	40.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	5,255	49.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	878	8.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	66	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	20	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	37	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	39	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,650
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,152	51.8%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	957	43.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	90	4.0%
Tim Davis (Grn)	7	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	6	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,224
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,310	45.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,590	48.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	499	5.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	54	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	24	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	16	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	25	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,529
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,416	40.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	3,132	52.1%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	407	6.8%
Tim Davis (Grn)	19	0.3%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	18	0.3%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	13	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,013
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	3,802	45.0%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,058	48.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	478	5.7%
Tim Davis (Grn)	46	0.5%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	20	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	23	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,455
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	42,314	48.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	36,246	41.3%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	8,060	9.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	536	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	198	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	132	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	130	0.1%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	36	0.0%
TOTAL	87,701
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,509	47.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,416	45.8%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	283	5.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	21	0.4%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	12	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	19	0.4%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	5,276
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,220	38.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,889	59.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	71	2.2%
Tim Davis (Grn)	8	0.2%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	5	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	6	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,203
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	10,105	47.1%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	10,339	48.2%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	664	3.1%
Tim Davis (Grn)	135	0.6%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	54	0.3%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	41	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	64	0.3%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	23	0.1%
TOTAL	21,434
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	14,329	41.2%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	15,656	45.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	4,303	12.4%
Tim Davis (Grn)	247	0.7%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	86	0.2%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	73	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	57	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	31	0.1%
TOTAL	34,798
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,896	51.6%
Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,356	42.0%
Dean Barkley (Ref)	312	5.6%
Tim Davis (Grn)	13	0.2%
Roy Carlton (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Howard Hanson (Resource Party)	12	0.2%
Steve Johnson (NtL)	14	0.2%
Thomas Fiske (SW)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,610
Turnout: 67%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Paul Wellstone*
Total Disbursements:	$7,459,878
Total Receipts:	$7,527,958
Cash on Hand:	$66,889
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$6,661,074
Party Contributions:	$34,535
Other Committee Contributions:	$704,993
Other Committee Transfers:	$48,601
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$7,063
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$258,694
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-251,631
Net Spending:	$7,208,247

Rudy Boschwitz
Total Disbursements:	$4,710,831
Total Receipts:	$4,675,227
Cash on Hand:	$43,463
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$48,000
Individual Contributions:	$3,444,174
Party Contributions:	$31,355
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,033,247
Other Committee Transfers:	$57,221
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$144,444
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$144,444
Net Spending:	$4,855,275

Dean Barkley
Total Disbursements:	$44,664
Total Receipts:	$45,065
Cash on Hand:	$455
Candidate Contributions:	$12,174
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$32,133
Party Contributions:	$600
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$44,664

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/1996