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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 29B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Richard Wigley (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Theodore Halter (D) by 7.9 points.

Richard WigleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%8,044
46.1%6,868
14,912 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+29.01978R+31.31980D+5.91982D+21.01984D+42.21986D+32.31988

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