1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 32
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Frederick (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Harland L. Fosness (D) by 36.9 points, a seat another party won last time.
Mel FrederickRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%18,147
Harland L. FosnessDemocrat
31.5%8,364
26,511 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