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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 65A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Fred Norton (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Durand (R) by 58.5 points.

Fred NortonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%5,391
Chris DurandRepublican
18.5%1,294
4.5%314
6,999 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

EvenD+49.51978D+49.91980D+64.61982D+62.91986D+55.51988D+54.01990

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

The candidates

Fred Norton (D)Chris Durand (R)

Also on the ballot: George A. Hardenbergh (Libertarian), 4.5%