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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 26B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wendell Erickson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating David J. Meyers (D) by 9.7 points.

Wendell EricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%7,443
45.2%6,127
13,570 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+25.91978R+28.81980R+7.71982R+28.91984R+30.21986R+42.81988

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