1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 58
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Harmon T. Ogdahl (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Bette J. Bedor (D) by 10.5 points, a seat another party won last time.
Harmon T. OgdahlRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%15,658
Bette J. BedorDemocrat
44.8%12,690
28,348 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