1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 63
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Ron Sieloff (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Ronnie Brooks (D) by 3.5 points, a seat another party won last time.
Ron SieloffRepublican · winner
48.6%14,188
Ronnie BrooksDemocrat
45.2%13,179
James W. FahlgrenIndependent
5.2%1,514
Steven C. PedersonLibertarian
1.0%300
29,181 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
The candidates
Ron Sieloff (R)Ronnie Brooks (D)James W. Fahlgren (I)
Also on the ballot: Steven C. Pederson (Libertarian), 1.0%