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1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 45

Name: 1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

William Luther (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Al Kowalczyk (R) by 44.8 points, a seat another party won last time.

William LutherDemocrat · winner

70.5%20,171

Al KowalczykRepublican · incumbent

25.7%7,355

3.8%1,085

28,611 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

Also on the ballot: Leon Knight (Other party), 3.8%