1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 51A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gary Laidig (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating David Doyscher (D) by 14.8 points.
Gary LaidigRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%9,782
David DoyscherDemocrat
42.6%7,267
17,049 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