1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 20A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ellsworth Smogard (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Ray Welker (R) by 7.7 points.
Ellsworth SmogardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%8,112
Ray WelkerRepublican
46.1%6,946
15,058 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