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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 2B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Willis Eken (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Maryls Shelstad Jackson (R) by 43.3 points.

Willis EkenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%9,875
28.4%3,910
13,785 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+19.51982D+15.11984D+29.51986D+30.01992D+17.91994D+22.71996

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