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.
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 % ∆ % 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
See also Minnesota Senate election, 1996 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1998
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