1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 61A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Brandl (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Biersdorf (R) by 4.4 points.
John BrandlDemocrat · winner
52.2%7,784
Dan BiersdorfRepublican
47.8%7,134
14,918 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