1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ray Kempe (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Rick Teske (R) by 0.7 points.
Ray KempeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%10,923
Rick TeskeRepublican
49.7%10,781
21,704 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