1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Thomas R. Berkelman (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Ed Conrad (R) by 9.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas R. BerkelmanDemocrat · winner
54.6%8,008
Ed ConradRepublican
45.4%6,649
14,657 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