1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 29
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Arnulf Ueland Jr. (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Monroe Purrier (D) by 14.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Arnulf Ueland Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
57.3%15,720
Monroe PurrierDemocrat
42.7%11,701
27,421 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