1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joel Jacobs (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Dick Johnson (R) by 38.9 points.
Joel JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%8,636
Dick JohnsonRepublican
30.5%3,796
12,432 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET