The 1990 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1990, to elect members to the Senate of the 77th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 11, 1990.
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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8, 1991.
Results
edit| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 990,513 | 46 |  2
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68.66 | |
| Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 64 | 775,790 | 21 |  2
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31.34 | |
| Grassroots Party of Minnesota | 1 | 1,797 | 0 | 
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0.00 | |
| Independent | 2 | 5,543 | 0 |
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0.00 | |
| Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout (out of 3,136,830 eligible voters)[1] | 1,843,104 | 58.76% | 10.59 pp
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| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1990" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 36–51. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 26, 2015.