The 1992 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the Senate of the 78th and 79th Minnesota Legislatures. 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
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 1,247,594 | 45 |  1
|
67.16 | |
| Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 66 | 970,766 | 22 |  1
|
32.84 | |
| Grassroots Party of Minnesota | 1 | 2,179 | 0 | 
|
0.00 | |
| Independent | 4 | 24,460 | 0 |
|
0.00 | |
| Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout (out of 3,187,255 eligible voters)[1] | 2,355,796 | 73.91% | 15.15 pp
| |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1992" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 38–53. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
