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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 58A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bill Dean (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Ele Colborn (D) by 14.2 points.

Bill DeanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%8,295
Ele ColbornDemocrat
42.9%6,234
14,529 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+13.81978R+8.31980D+60.91982D+49.41984D+53.11986D+46.71988

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