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| 1990 |
DFL |
IR |
INDEP |
Total |
#Seats |
%Women |
| House |
18 |
11 |
0 |
29* |
134 |
21.6% |
| Senate |
9 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
67 |
20.9% |
| Total |
27 |
16 |
0 |
43* |
201 |
21.4% |
| *(10)Linda Scheid, DFL, resigned 11/1/91 and was replaced by a man elected 12/17/91. This decreased the number of women in the House to 28 (20.9%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 42 (20.9%). |
| (11)Sally Olsen, IR, resigned 5/25/92 and was not replaced. |
| 1992 |
DFL |
IR |
INDEP |
Total |
#Seats |
%Women |
| House |
25 |
10 |
0 |
35* |
134 |
26.1% |
| Senate |
12 |
8 |
0 |
20* |
67 |
29.9% |
| Total |
37 |
18 |
0 |
55* |
201 |
27.4% |
| *(12)Gloria Segal, DFL, resigned 12/14/92 and was replaced by a man elected 1/12/93, decreasing the number of women in the House to 34 (25.4%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 54 (26.37%). |
| (13)Kathleen Blatz, IR, resigned in December of 1993 and was replaced by a man, decreasing the number of women in the House to 33 (24.6%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 53 (26.4%). |
| (14)Betty Adkins, DFL, resigned from the Senate 1/1/95 and was replaced by a man elected 11/8/94, decreasing the number of women in the Senate to 19 (28.4%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 52 (25.9%). |
| (15)Joanne Benson, IR, resigned 1/2/95 to serve as Lieutenant Governor and was replaced by a man elected 12/29/94, decreasing the number of women in the Senate to 18 (26.9%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 51 (25.4%). |
| 1994 |
DFL |
IR |
INDEP |
Total |
#Seats |
%Women |
| House |
19 |
13 |
0 |
32 |
134 |
23.9% |
| Senate |
11 |
7 |
0 |
18* |
67 |
26.9% |
| Total |
30 |
20 |
0 |
50* |
201 |
24.9% |
| *(16)Michelle Fischbach, IR, was elected 2/6/96 to fill the term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the Senate to 19 (28.36%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 51 (25.37%). |
| 1996 |
DFL |
IR |
INDEP |
Total |
#Seats |
%Women |
| House |
25 |
14 |
0 |
39* |
134 |
29.1% |
| Senate |
14 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
67 |
32.8% |
| Total |
39 |
22 |
0 |
61* |
201 |
30.3% |
| *(17)Mary Ellen Otremba, DFL, was elected 11/4/97, replacing her husband who died in office, and increasing the number of women in the House to 40 (29.9%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 62 (30.8%). |
| (18)Barb Vickerman, R, died in office (12/22/97) and was replaced by a man, decreasing the number of women in the House to 39 (29.1%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 61 (30.3%). |
| (19)Sondra Erickson, R, was elected 1/6/98 to fill the term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the House to 40 (29.9%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 62 (30.8%). |
| 1998 | DFL | R | INDEP | Total | #Seats | %Women | |
| House | 20 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 134 | 26.1% | |
| Senate | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22* | 67 | 32.8% | |
| Total | 34 | 23 | 0 | 57* | 201 | 28.4% | |
| *(20) Janet Johnson died in office (8/21/99) and was replaced by Twyla Ring who was elected 11/2/99. | |||||||
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