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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 48A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Steven G. Novak (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Tony Bennett (R) by 19.6 points.

Steven G. NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%9,260
Tony BennettRepublican
40.2%6,229
15,489 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+0.41978D+9.31980R+6.51982R+17.11984R+23.11986R+36.01988

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