1976 Minnesota Senate election

none September 2023 Minnesota Senate election, 1976 Minnesota 1957 legislative no Minnesota Senate election, 1972 1972 Minnesota Senate election, 1980 1980 All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 1976 11 02 3x4.svg Nick Coleman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1970 65th–Saint Paul 49 1,027,602 57.33% 3x4.svg Bob Ashbach Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 1975 48th–Saint Paul 18 721,637 40.26% Majority Leader Nick Coleman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Nick Coleman Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 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. Number % 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)http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 Minnesota Secretary of State August 13, 2016 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 1,978,590 73.01% 2.70 pp Percentage points Source: Minnesota Secretary of Statehttp://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf Minnesota General Election - November 2, 1976 Minnesota Secretary of State October 29, 2015 9–173 See also Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1976 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974 References Category:1976 Minnesota elections Minnesota Category:Minnesota Senate elections