The 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...
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
* Dick Bullock
*
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...
, Incumbent
U.S. Senator
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
since 1971,
Democratic nominee for President in 1968, former
Vice President of the United States
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(1965–1969), former U.S. Senator (1949–1964)
Results
Independent-Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*
Jerry Brekke, College professor
* Richard "Dick" Franson
* John H. Glover
* Bea Mooney
*
Roland "Butch" Riemers
Results
General election
Results
200px, County Results of the American Party:
See also
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1976 United States Senate elections
The 1976 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Democrat Jimmy Carter's presidential election and the United States Bicentennial celebration. Although almost half of the seats decided in t ...
References
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
1976 Minnesota elections
Hubert Humphrey
