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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 61B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wesley Skoglund (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Norman (R) by 29.3 points.

Wesley SkoglundDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%8,767
Jim NormanRepublican
35.4%4,794
13,561 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+4.61978D+16.71980D+49.71982D+44.61984D+49.31986D+48.81988

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