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1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 11

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Wayne Olhoft (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Ione Lundeen (R) by 15.5 points, a seat another party won last time.

Wayne OlhoftDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%18,231
Ione LundeenRepublican
42.2%13,329
31,560 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+1.81982D+22.61986D+15.51990D+23.61992D+21.21996D+16.62000

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