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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 22A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Adolph Kvam (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Cliff Benson (D) by 10.3 points.

Adolph KvamRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%7,813
Cliff BensonDemocrat
44.8%6,353
14,166 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

EvenR+20.81978D+19.41982D+22.31984D+20.91986D+20.11988D+20.71990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET