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1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Donald M. Fraser won the 1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Donald M. Fraser received 138,213 popular votes (70.66%). The main challenger was Richard M. Erdall (25.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Fraser and Erdall

Fraser +44.7 pts · won by 87,449 votes
Donald M. FraserDemocraticWINNER70.66%
138,213 votes
Richard M. ErdallRepublican25.95%
50,764 votes
Jack O. Kirkhamamerican1.63%
3,189 votes
Chris Franksocialist workers0.93%
1,824 votes
Franklin H. HawsLibertarian0.55%
1,070 votes
Jean T. Brustworkers0.27%
536 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.