1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 65
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Nicholas D. Coleman (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Rheinberger (R) by 54.8 points, a seat another party won last time.
Nicholas D. ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%11,436
Joe RheinbergerRepublican
21.0%3,165
Libby MoserWorking Families
3.3%498
15,099 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