1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Howard Knutson (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Lebens (D) by 13.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Howard KnutsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%21,354
Robert A. LebensDemocrat
43.2%16,218
37,572 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