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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 62B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Walter Hanson (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Oscar M. Goedert (R) by 39.4 points.

Walter HansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%8,618
30.3%3,746
12,364 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+1.71978D+9.61980D+13.41982D+10.61984D+16.71986D+32.91988

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