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The 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey won re-election to a fifth term. This is the last U.S. Senate election in which a candidate won all of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Dick Bullock
- Hubert H. Humphrey, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971, Democratic nominee for President in 1968, former Vice President of the United States (1965–1969), former U.S. Senator (1949–1964)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey (incumbent) | 317,632 | 91.3% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Dick Bullock | 30,262 | 8.7% | |
Total votes | 347,894 | 100.0% |
Independent-Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jerry Brekke, College professor
- Richard "Dick" Franson
- John H. Glover
- Bea Mooney
- Roland "Butch" Riemers
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Ind.-Republican | Jerry Brekke | 76,183 | 54.5% | |
Ind.-Republican | Richard "Dick" Franson | 32,115 | 23.0% | |
Ind.-Republican | John H. Glover | 13,014 | 9.3% | |
Ind.-Republican | Roland "Butch" Riemers | 9,307 | 6.7% | |
Ind.-Republican | Bea Mooney | 9,150 | 6.5% | |
Total votes | 139,769 | 100.0% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey (incumbent) | 1,290,736 | 67.51% | |
Ind.-Republican | Jerry Brekke | 478,602 | 25.03% | |
American | Paul Helm | 125,612 | 6.57% | |
Socialist Workers | Bill Peterson | 9,380 | 0.49% | |
Libertarian | Robin E. Miller | 5,476 | 0.29% | |
Communist | Matt Savola | 2,214 | 0.12% | |
Total votes | 1,912,029 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 686,522 | 35.91% | ||
Turnout | 1,912,029 | 90.55% | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1976 (Primary Election)" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- "Minnesota General Election - November 2, 1986" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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