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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 27B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Darrel Peterson (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Archie Pearson (D) by 29.3 points.

Darrel PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%9,220
35.4%5,046
14,266 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+19.21978R+9.71982R+18.11984D+12.01986D+14.91988D+24.41992

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