1976 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 1976
Hubert Humphrey Jr. DEM +42.5 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 1,912,020
- Margin
- 42.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MN
- D+12.9same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Humphrey Jr. Won | DEM | 1,290,736 | 67.51% | |
| Jerry Brekke | REP | 478,602 | 25.03% | |
| Paul Helm | AMP | 125,612 | 6.57% | |
| Bill Peterson | SWP | 9,380 | 0.49% | |
| Robin E. Miller | LIB | 5,476 | 0.29% | |
| Matt Savola | COM | 2,214 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 1,912,020 | |||
Official source: data
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Minnesota Senate race?
Hubert Humphrey Jr. (DEM) won with 67.5% of the vote, ahead of Jerry Brekke (25.0%), a margin of 42.5 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Minnesota Senate race?
1,912,020 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.