1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 48
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert O. Ashbach (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Lashomb (D) by 14.4 points, a seat another party won last time.
Robert O. AshbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%17,154
Bob LashombDemocrat
42.8%12,829
29,983 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