1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 12A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bruce Nelsen (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Kirchner (D) by 10.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bruce NelsenRepublican · winner
55.4%7,814
Gene KirchnerDemocrat
44.6%6,281
14,095 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET