1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 42B

Name: 1976 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Searles (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Sandra Larson (D) by 10.7 points.

Bob SearlesRepublican · winner

55.4%8,536

44.6%6,885

15,421 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

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