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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.
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Results
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 131 | 1,073,268 | 104 |  1
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77.61 | |
| Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 123 | 716,014 | 30 |  1
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22.39 | |
| American Party of Minnesota | 1 | 1,376 | 0 | 
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0.00 | |
| Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 3 | 1,061 | 0 |
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0.00 | |
| Independent | 6 | 8,380 | 0 |
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0.00 | |
| Total | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout (out of 2,710,000 eligible voters)[1] | 1,978,590 | 73.01% | 23.48 pp
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| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota General Election - November 2, 1976" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 9–173. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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