Minnesota Senate election, 1976
Minnesota Senate election, 1976
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November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) |
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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.
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.
Results
Summary of the November 2, 1976 Minnesota Senate election results
Party |
Candidates |
Votes |
Seats |
No. |
% |
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
65 |
1,027,602 |
49 |
73.13 |
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Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
61 |
721,637 |
18 |
26.87 |
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American Party of Minnesota |
2 |
5,963 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Socialist Workers Party of Minnesota |
3 |
1,680 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Freedom Party |
1 |
1,085 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Libertarian Party of Minnesota |
2 |
922 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Independent |
7 |
33,661 |
0 |
0.00 |
Total |
67 |
100.00 |
Turnout (out of 2,710,000 eligible voters)[1] |
1,978,590 |
73.01% |
2.70 pp |
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[2] |
See also
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