1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Minnesota Senate District 9
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
D. H. Sillers (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Shannon Griffin (D) by 6.4 points, a seat another party won last time.
D. H. SillersRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%13,043
Shannon GriffinDemocrat
46.8%11,464
24,507 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