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1976Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 52

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Conrad M. Vega (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Stassen (R) by 4.7 points, a seat another party won last time.

Conrad M. VegaDemocrat · winner
52.3%13,859
Bob StassenRepublican · incumbent
47.7%12,616
26,475 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

EvenD+37.61982D+13.21990D+26.31992D+15.71996D+13.62000R+8.52002

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