1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1998, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 81st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 15, 1998.

1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Steve Sviggum Phil Carruthers Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Leader since April 17, 1992 November 7, 1996 Leader's seat 28B–Kenyon 47B–Brooklyn Center Last election 64 seats 70 seats Seats won 71 63 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 1,050,635 934,919 Percentage 52.18% 46.43%
Speaker before election Phil Carruthers Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Steve Sviggum Republican

The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which had a majority since the 1986 election. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1999.

Results

Summary of the November 3, 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	∆No.	%
	Republican Party of Minnesota	134	1,050,635	52.18	71	7	52.99
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	127	934,919	46.43	63	7	47.01
	Reform Party of Minnesota	14	18,949	0.94	0		0.00
	Grassroots Party of Minnesota	1	1,270	0.06	0		0.00
	Libertarian Party of Minnesota	1	1,121	0.06	0		0.00
	Independent	2	1,964	0.10	0		0.00
	Write-in	N/A	4,654	0.23	0		0.00
Total			2,013,500	100.00	134	±0	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			92,484	4.39
Turnout (out of 3,378,089 eligible voters)			2,105,984	62.34	4.27 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

• Minnesota Senate election, 1996
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1998