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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 45B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert L. Ellingson (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating George Mayleben (R) by 30.5 points.

Robert L. EllingsonDemocrat · winner
65.2%7,882
George MaylebenRepublican
34.8%4,201
12,083 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+11.21978D+25.41980R+24.01982R+43.51984R+29.01986R+10.41988

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