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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 46B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wayne Simoneau (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating R. Wayne Provart (R) by 39.2 points.

Wayne SimoneauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%8,162
28.4%3,426
Dale HemmingLibertarian
4.1%494
12,082 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+9.61978D+33.31980D+32.31982D+17.61984D+34.51986D+24.81988

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

The candidates

Wayne Simoneau (D)R. Wayne Provart (R)

Also on the ballot: Dale Hemming (Libertarian), 4.1%