1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 27
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Howard D. Olson (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating George Benda (R) by 4.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Howard D. OlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%15,091
George BendaRepublican
47.6%13,726
28,817 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