1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 42
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
George Pillsbury (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Mary Willis (D) by 1.9 points, a seat another party won last time.
George PillsburyRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%17,162
Mary WillisDemocrat
49.1%16,535
33,697 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