1990 Minnesota Senate election

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.

Minnesota Senate election, 1990

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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Roger Moe Duane Benson Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Leader since 1980 January 5, 1987 Leader's seat 2nd–Erskine 32nd–Lanesboro Last election 47 seats 20 seats Seats before 44 23 Seats won 46 21 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 990,513 775,790
Majority Leader before election Roger Moe Democratic (DFL) Elected Majority Leader Roger Moe Democratic (DFL)

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

Summary of the November 6, 1990 Minnesota Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	67	990,513	46	2	68.66
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	64	775,790	21	2	31.34
	Grassroots Party of Minnesota	1	1,797	0		0.00
	Independent	2	5,543	0		0.00
Total				67	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 3,136,830 eligible voters)[1]		1,843,104	58.76%		10.59 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also

• Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1990
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1990