U.S. House, District 07, 1976 Election

General

Date: November 2, 1976
Cycle: 1976
Office: U.S. House
State: Minnesota
District: 07
Counties: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Robert S. (Bob) Bergland Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 174,080 72.03 +45.41
Robert V. (Bob) Leiseth Man Independent-Republican 64,333 26.62
Stanley Carlson Man Libertarian 3,214 1.33

Carlson was nominated by petition.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota General Election Results 1976, Office of Secretary of State (p. 2).