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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 32A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John S. Biersdorf (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Tom J. Shea (D) by 5.5 points.

John S. BiersdorfRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%7,103
Tom J. SheaDemocrat
47.3%6,364
13,467 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+40.01978D+10.01980R+20.11982R+25.91984R+26.11986R+20.91988

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