1976 Minnesota Senate election
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.
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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
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||
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| 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 | 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] | |||||
References
- "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Minnesota General Election - November 2, 1976" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 9–173. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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