1976 Minnesota House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 1976 Minnesota House of Representatives election Minnesota 1957 legislative no 1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1974 1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1978 1976 11 02 All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 150x150px Martin Olav Sabo Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1968 57B–Minneapolis 104 seats 103 104 1 1,073,268 I-R Henry Savelkoul Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 1974 31A–Albert Lea 30 seats 31 30 1 716,014 Speaker Martin Olav Sabo Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Martin Olav Sabo Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1976 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 1976, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 70th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 14, 1976. The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, 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 November 15, 1975. Results + Summary of the November 2, 1976 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. Number ∆No. Number % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 131 1,073,268 104 1 77.61 Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 123 716,014 30 1 22.39 American Party of Minnesota 1 1,376 0 0.00 Libertarian Party of Minnesota 3 1,061 0 0.00 Independent 6 8,380 0 0.00 Total 134 ±0 100.00 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% 23.48 pp Percentage points Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,http://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 Minnesota Legislative Reference Libraryhttp://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=h Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library October 29, 2015 See also Minnesota Senate election, 1976 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974 References Category:1976 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota House of Representatives elections Minnesota House