November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) 1980 → 49 18 | 1970 1975 1,027,602 721,637 | |
← 1972 November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) |
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.
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Minnesota Senate election, 1976 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA