1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 28A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gilbert Esau (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Edmund Zenker (D) by 22.5 points.
Gilbert EsauRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%8,053
Edmund ZenkerDemocrat
38.8%5,097
13,150 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