1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota explained

Election Name:1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1957
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1970 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Previous Year:1970
Next Election:1978 United States Senate special election in Minnesota
Next Year:1978 (special)
Election Date:November 2, 1976
Image1:Hubert Humphrey senate portrait.jpg
Nominee1:Hubert H. Humphrey
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:1,290,736
Percentage1:67.51%
Nominee2:Jerry Brekke
Party2:Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
Popular Vote2:478,602
Percentage2:25.03%
Image3:No_image.svg
Nominee3:Paul Helm
Party3:American Party (1969)
Popular Vote3:125,612
Percentage3:6.57%
Map Size:270px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Hubert H. Humphrey
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Hubert H. Humphrey
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

The 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey won re-election to a fifth term. This is the last U.S. Senate election in which a candidate won all of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Independent-Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

General election

Results

thumb|right|200px|County Results of the American Party:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search.