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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 56A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James R. Casserly (D) won with 81.8% of the vote, defeating Gail J. Douglass (R) by 63.7 points.

James R. CasserlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.8%4,916
18.2%1,091
6,007 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+54.01978D+2.71982D+12.91984D+23.91986D+12.31988D+1.91990

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