1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 38B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lyle Abein (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating James H. Sorenson (R) by 12.5 points.
Lyle AbeinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%7,253
James H. SorensonRepublican
43.7%5,638
12,891 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