1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 59B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ken Nelson (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Small (R) by 57.0 points.
Ken NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%7,608
Jim SmallRepublican
21.5%2,081
9,689 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