1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 17A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Al Patton (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Charlotte Henningsgaard (R) by 27.1 points.
Al PattonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%8,034
Charlotte HenningsgaardRepublican
36.4%4,607
12,641 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