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Election 1976 Results

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1976 US Senate election in Minnesota

Hubert H. Humphrey (Democrat) beat Jerry Brekke (Republican) in Minnesota in 1976, 67.5% to 25.0%, a margin of 42.5 points and 812,134 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Hubert Humphrey also won.

Democrats led in 87 of the 87 counties as they stood then. The largest, Hennepin, cast 548,201 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.9 points. The closest was Cook, where 629 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hubert H. Humphrey won Democratic 1,290,736 67.5%
Jerry Brekke Republican 478,602 25.0%
Paul Helm American 125,612 6.6%
All other candidates 17,079 0.9%
Total1,912,029

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 316,130 57.7% 119,119 21.7% 112,952 548,201 D+35.9
Ramsey 155,307 76.3% 48,329 23.7% 203,636 D+52.5
St. Louis 89,724 75.6% 19,725 16.6% 9,218 118,667 D+59.0
Dakota 55,377 73.1% 20,418 26.9% 75,795 D+46.1
Anoka 57,571 80.8% 13,657 19.2% 71,228 D+61.7
Washington 32,059 72.9% 11,931 27.1% 43,990 D+45.8
Stearns 27,793 73.4% 10,076 26.6% 37,869 D+46.8
Olmsted 22,614 63.5% 12,996 36.5% 35,610 D+27.0
Wright 15,459 51.1% 5,174 17.1% 9,617 30,250 D+34.0
Blue Earth 16,738 56.7% 7,421 25.1% 5,386 29,545 D+31.5
Otter Tail 14,434 63.1% 8,443 36.9% 22,877 D+26.2
Clay 14,619 66.4% 6,064 27.5% 1,347 22,030 D+38.8
Winona 14,825 71.7% 5,848 28.3% 20,673 D+43.4
Mower 15,351 76.8% 4,644 23.2% 19,995 D+53.5
Itasca 15,002 78.0% 4,220 22.0% 19,222 D+56.1
Rice 12,597 71.1% 5,120 28.9% 17,717 D+42.2
Goodhue 11,144 63.6% 6,380 36.4% 17,524 D+27.2
Freeborn 11,925 69.4% 5,251 30.6% 17,176 D+38.9
Crow Wing 11,641 71.0% 4,751 29.0% 16,392 D+42.0
Polk 11,779 73.3% 4,288 26.7% 16,067 D+46.6
Scott 11,506 75.4% 3,747 24.6% 15,253 D+50.9
Kandiyohi 11,405 76.2% 3,563 23.8% 14,968 D+52.4
Carver 9,297 66.3% 4,724 33.7% 14,021 D+32.6
Carlton 11,265 82.6% 2,370 17.4% 13,635 D+65.2
Beltrami 9,031 72.7% 3,392 27.3% 12,423 D+45.4
Steele 7,909 63.8% 4,487 36.2% 12,396 D+27.6
Becker 8,295 68.0% 3,900 32.0% 12,195 D+36.0
Douglas 8,471 69.5% 3,712 30.5% 12,183 D+39.1
Lyon 8,676 73.0% 3,206 27.0% 11,882 D+46.0
Morrison 8,801 74.9% 2,951 25.1% 11,752 D+49.8
Brown 7,179 62.6% 4,285 37.4% 11,464 D+25.2
Nicollet 7,265 64.0% 4,087 36.0% 11,352 D+28.0
McLeod 7,165 64.5% 3,947 35.5% 11,112 D+29.0
Martin 6,443 58.5% 4,577 41.5% 11,020 D+16.9
Nobles 7,765 74.0% 2,725 26.0% 10,490 D+48.0
Fillmore 6,411 61.9% 3,951 38.1% 10,362 D+23.7
Le Sueur 7,467 72.1% 2,887 27.9% 10,354 D+44.2
Sherburne 7,524 75.4% 2,451 24.6% 9,975 D+50.9
Todd 7,201 73.0% 2,670 27.0% 9,871 D+45.9
Faribault 6,288 63.8% 3,570 36.2% 9,858 D+27.6
Houston 5,534 58.3% 3,004 31.6% 955 9,493 D+26.7
Renville 6,630 70.9% 2,724 29.1% 9,354 D+41.8
Chisago 7,204 77.7% 2,066 22.3% 9,270 D+55.4
Cass 6,092 67.7% 2,900 32.3% 8,992 D+35.5
Benton 6,667 74.4% 2,294 25.6% 8,961 D+48.8
Meeker 5,983 68.7% 2,723 31.3% 8,706 D+37.4
Yellow Medicine 5,043 58.1% 1,934 22.3% 1,697 8,674 D+35.8
Redwood 5,346 62.7% 3,182 37.3% 8,528 D+25.4
Isanti 6,424 77.1% 1,907 22.9% 8,331 D+54.2
Waseca 4,980 60.2% 3,291 39.8% 8,271 D+20.4
Wabasha 5,417 66.4% 2,737 33.6% 8,154 D+32.9
Aitkin 4,693 58.5% 1,808 22.5% 1,519 8,020 D+36.0
Pine 6,145 77.2% 1,810 22.8% 7,955 D+54.5
Koochiching 5,999 77.8% 1,710 22.2% 7,709 D+55.6
Chippewa 5,361 71.1% 2,180 28.9% 7,541 D+42.2
Mille Lacs 5,634 75.3% 1,847 24.7% 7,481 D+50.6
Cottonwood 4,705 64.5% 2,586 35.5% 7,291 D+29.1
Jackson 5,034 72.3% 1,926 27.7% 6,960 D+44.7
Sibley 4,330 62.4% 2,610 37.6% 6,940 D+24.8
Pennington 4,884 72.7% 1,835 27.3% 6,719 D+45.4
Swift 5,118 80.3% 1,259 19.7% 6,377 D+60.5
Marshall 4,697 73.8% 1,671 26.2% 6,368 D+47.5
Pipestone 4,327 69.3% 1,916 30.7% 6,243 D+38.6
Watonwan 3,824 62.0% 2,346 38.0% 6,170 D+24.0
Dodge 3,911 63.9% 2,212 36.1% 6,123 D+27.7
Lake 4,627 76.0% 1,465 24.0% 6,092 D+51.9
Hubbard 3,914 66.1% 2,004 33.9% 5,918 D+32.3
Wadena 3,751 64.9% 2,028 35.1% 5,779 D+29.8
Lac Qui Parle 4,152 72.6% 1,567 27.4% 5,719 D+45.2
Murray 4,060 71.5% 1,617 28.5% 5,677 D+43.0
Pope 4,197 74.2% 1,460 25.8% 5,657 D+48.4
Rock 3,633 65.2% 1,937 34.8% 5,570 D+30.4
Roseau 3,862 70.7% 1,600 29.3% 5,462 D+41.4
Stevens 3,955 72.6% 1,495 27.4% 5,450 D+45.1
Norman 3,697 73.3% 1,346 26.7% 5,043 D+46.6
Kanabec 3,378 73.8% 1,198 26.2% 4,576 D+47.6
Grant 3,088 73.3% 1,126 26.7% 4,214 D+46.6
Lincoln 3,169 75.4% 1,032 24.6% 4,201 D+50.9
Wilkin 2,764 67.5% 1,332 32.5% 4,096 D+35.0
Big Stone 2,882 76.9% 868 23.1% 3,750 D+53.7
Clearwater 2,804 75.2% 923 24.8% 3,727 D+50.5
Kittson 2,517 70.5% 1,053 29.5% 3,570 D+41.0
Traverse 2,385 76.9% 716 23.1% 3,101 D+53.8
Mahnomen 1,824 71.6% 725 28.4% 2,549 D+43.1
Red Lake 2,038 81.0% 478 19.0% 2,516 D+62.0
Cook 1,326 65.5% 697 34.5% 2,023 D+31.1
Lake Of The Woods 1,278 75.9% 406 24.1% 1,684 D+51.8

Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+15.7
2020 Tina Smith (D) D+5.2
2018 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+24.1
2014 Al Franken (D) D+10.2
2012 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+34.7
2008 Al Franken (D) level
2006 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+20.1
2002 Norm Coleman (R) R+2.2
2000 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.5
1996 Paul Wellstone (D) D+9.0
1994 Rod Grams (R) R+5.0
1990 Paul David Wellstone (D) D+2.6
1988 David Durenberger (R) R+15.3
1984 Rudy Boschwitz (R) R+16.8
1982 Dave Durenberger (R) R+6.0
1978 Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R) R+16.2
1976 Hubert H. Humphrey (D) D+42.5
1972 Walter Mondale (D) D+13.8
1970 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+16.1
1966 Walter Mondale (D) D+8.7
1964 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+21.1
1960 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+15.3
1958 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+6.3
1954 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+14.3
1952 Edward J. Thye (R) R+14.1
1948 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+20.3
1946 Edward J. Thye (R) R+19.1
1942 Joseph H. Ball (R) R+36.6
1940 Henrik Shipstead (R) R+32.4
1936 Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+1.5
1928 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+40.0
1922 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918 Knute Nelson (R) R+60.0
1916 Frank Kellogg (R) R+17.7