1976 Minnesota Senate election

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Minnesota Senate election, 1976
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 1972November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) 1980  

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
34 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  3x4.svg 3x4.svg
Leader Nick Coleman Bob Ashbach
Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican
Leader since19701975
Leader's seat65th–Saint Paul 48th–Saint Paul
Seats won4918
Popular vote1,027,602721,637
Percentage57.33%40.26%

Majority Leader before election

Nick Coleman
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Majority Leader

Nick Coleman
Democratic (DFL)

The 1976 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 1976, to elect members to the Senate of the 70th and 71st Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 14, 1976. This was the first partisan election of the Senate since 1910.

Contents

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 1977.

The Republican Party of Minnesota had changed its name to the Independent-Republican Party of Minnesota on November 15, 1975.

Results

Summary of the November 2, 1976 Minnesota Senate election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 651,027,6024973.13
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 61721,6371826.87
American Party of Minnesota 25,96300.00
Socialist Workers Party of Minnesota 31,68000.00
Freedom Party11,08500.00
Libertarian Party of Minnesota 292200.00
Independent 733,66100.00
Total1411,792,55067100.00
Turnout (out of 2,710,000 eligible voters) [1] 1,978,59073.01%Increase2.svg2.70 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [2]

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References

  1. "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved August 13, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Minnesota General Election - November 2, 1976" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 9–173. Retrieved October 29, 2015.