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1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 61

Name: 1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Frank Knoll (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Mel Hansen (R) by 13.2 points, a seat another party won last time.

Frank KnollDemocrat · winner

56.6%16,145

Mel HansenRepublican · incumbent

43.4%12,375

28,520 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

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