1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Maurice McCollar (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Newcome (R) by 9.5 points.
Maurice McCollarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%6,806
Tom NewcomeRepublican
45.3%5,627
12,433 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