1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 37
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
W. G. Kirchner (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Stanley W. Olson (D) by 10.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
W. G. KirchnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%12,555
Stanley W. OlsonDemocrat
44.6%10,126
22,681 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