1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 37A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Shirley Hokanson (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating J. A. Oster (R) by 30.5 points.
Shirley HokansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%7,837
J. A. OsterRepublican
34.8%4,177
12,014 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