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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 53B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Jensen (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Halberg (R) by 1.3 points.

Bob JensenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%8,213
49.4%8,010
16,223 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

EvenR+14.01978R+22.01980R+9.51982R+2.91984R+12.91986R+22.51988

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