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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 24A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert Vanasek (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Ed W. Smisek (R) by 23.4 points.

Robert VanasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%9,181
Ed W. SmisekRepublican
38.3%5,699
14,880 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

EvenD+24.71978D+31.01980R+10.31982R+13.71984D+0.71986D+1.21988

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