1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 47
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gene Merriam (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Dave Gates (R) by 45.7 points.
Gene MerriamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%18,527
Dave GatesRepublican
27.2%6,908
25,435 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