Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1992

Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1992

November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Dee Long Steve Sviggum Party DFL Independent-Republican Leader since July 11, 1991 April 17, 1992 Leader's seat 60A–Minneapolis 28B–Kenyon Last election 80 seats 54 seats Seats before 79 55 Seats won 87 47 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 1,186,532 1,003,381
Speaker before election Dee Long DFL Elected Speaker Dee Long DFL

The 1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 78th Minnesota Legislature. 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

Summary of the November 3, 1992 Minnesota House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	127	1,186,532	87	8	64.93
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	130	1,003,381	47	8	35.07
	Conservative Independent	1	1,387	0		0.00
	Libertarian Party of Minnesota	1	593	0		0.00
	Constitution Party of Minnesota	1	253	0		0.00
Total				134	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,187,255 eligible voters)		2,355,796	73.91%		15.15 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

• Minnesota Senate election, 1992
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1990