1976Flipped from independentFinal results

1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 22

Name: 1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 22
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

John Bernhagen (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Dennis Frisell (D) by 8.2 points, a seat another party won last time.

John BernhagenRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.1%16,111

45.9%13,670

29,781 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

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