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1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 38
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert M. Benedict (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Belanger (R) by 33.8 points, a seat another party won last time.
Robert M. BenedictDemocrat · winner
66.9%17,129
Bill BelangerRepublican
33.1%8,479
25,608 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