1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 40A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Doug Ewald (R) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Mike Byme (D) by 44.5 points.
Doug EwaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.3%11,233
Mike BymeDemocrat
27.7%4,310
15,543 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