1996 Minnesota Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Minnesota Senate election, 1996

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = Minnesota Senate election, 1992

| previous_year = 1992

| next_election = Minnesota Senate election, 2000

| next_year = 2000

| seats_for_election = All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate

| majority_seats = 34

| election_date = {{Start date|1996|11|05}}

| image1 = Roger_Moe.jpg

| leader1 = Roger Moe

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| leader_since1 = 1980

| leaders_seat1 = 2nd–Erskine

| last_election1 = 45 seats

| seats_before1 = 41

| seats1 = 42

| seat_change1 = {{Increase}}1

| popular_vote1 = 1,129,095

| percentage1 =

| swing1 =

| image2 =

| leader2 = Dean Johnson

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| leader_since2 = {{nowrap|November 10, 1992}}

| leaders_seat2 = 15th–Willmar

| last_election2 = 22 seats

| seats_before2 = 25

| seats2 = 24

| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}}1

| popular_vote2 = 934,906

| percentage2 =

| swing2 =

| title = Majority Leader

| before_election = Roger Moe

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Roger Moe

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| map_image = {{switcher

|300px

| Districts by margins of victory

| 300px

|Districts by party won

|default=1

}}

}}

The 1996 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the Senate of the 80th and 81st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 10, 1996.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 1997.

The Independent-Republican Party had changed its name back to the Republican Party on September 23, 1995.