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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 3A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Irvin Anderson (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Shirley Sweedman (Ind) by 50.6 points.

Irvin AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%9,555
Shirley SweedmanIndependent
24.7%3,134
12,689 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+64.41982D+34.51984D+26.11990D+34.91994D+26.11996D+32.81998

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