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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 41A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Arlandson (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Doug McFarland (R) by 16.1 points.

John ArlandsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%7,810
Doug McFarlandRepublican
41.9%5,640
13,450 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+15.51978R+38.61982R+47.01984R+45.71986R+44.71988R+22.31990

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