1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Pehler (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Jeff Blair (R) by 24.2 points.
James PehlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%8,133
Jeff BlairRepublican
37.9%4,964
13,097 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