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1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| country | Minnesota |
| flag_year | 1957 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1970 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| previous_year | 1970 |
| next_election | 1978 United States Senate special election in Minnesota |
| next_year | 1978 (special) |
| election_date | November 2, 1976 |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| image1 | Hubert Humphrey senate portrait.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Hubert Humphrey** |
| party1 | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| popular_vote1 | **1,290,736** |
| percentage1 | **67.51%** |
| image2 | No_image.svg |
| nominee2 | Jerry Brekke |
| party2 | Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
| popular_vote2 | 478,602 |
| percentage2 | 25.03% |
| image3 | No_image.svg |
| nominee3 | Paul Helm |
| party3 | American Party (1969) |
| popular_vote3 | 125,612 |
| percentage3 | 6.57% |
| map_image | 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Humphrey:** | |
| map_size | 270px |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Hubert H. Humphrey |
| before_party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| after_election | Hubert H. Humphrey |
| after_party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Humphrey:
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.
Humphrey would die in office a little over a year later in January 1978.
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
Independent-Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jerry Brekke, College professor
- Richard "Dick" Franson
- John H. Glover
- Bea Mooney
- Roland "Butch" Riemers
Results
General election
Results
[[file:Minnesota senate election, 1976 American Party.svg|thumb|right|280px|County Results of the American Party: | | | | | | | |
References
References
- "Minnesota Election Results 1976 (Primary Election)". [[Minnesota Secretary of State]].
- "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search".
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
- "Minnesota General Election - November 2, 1986". Minnesota Legislature.
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