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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 52A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Metzen (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating John Fleming (R) by 29.7 points.

James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%7,819
John FlemingRepublican
35.1%4,236
12,055 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+36.31978D+43.41980D+37.01982D+18.41984D+37.01986D+6.21988

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