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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 41B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul Petrafeso (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Reiersgord (R) by 28.1 points.

Paul PetrafesoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%8,116
Tom ReiersgordRepublican
36.0%4,556
12,672 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

EvenR+7.91978R+35.91980R+31.21982R+32.51984R+39.61986R+42.11990

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