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1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 62
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Neil Dieterich (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Oneill (R) by 23.8 points, a seat another party won last time.
Neil DieterichDemocrat · winner
61.9%15,412
Michael OneillRepublican
38.1%9,479
24,891 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