1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 54
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Edward Gearty (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating John Doherty (R) by 55.5 points, a seat another party won last time.
Edward GeartyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%15,392
John DohertyRepublican
22.3%4,405
19,797 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