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.

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
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 65 1,027,602 49 73.13
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 61 721,637 18 26.87
American Party of Minnesota 2 5,963 0 0.00
Socialist Workers Party of Minnesota 3 1,680 0 0.00
Freedom Party 1 1,085 0 0.00
Libertarian Party of Minnesota 2 922 0 0.00
Independent 7 33,661 0 0.00
Total 141 1,792,550 67 100.00
Turnout (out of 2,710,000 eligible voters)[1] 1,978,590 73.01% Increase2.70 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[2]

See also

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.