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1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election?

Richard M. Nolan won the 1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election. Richard M. Nolan received 147,507 popular votes (59.79%). The main challenger was James Jim Anderson (40.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Nolan and Anderson

Nolan +19.6 pts · won by 48,306 votes
Richard M. NolanDemocraticWINNER59.79%
147,507 votes
James Jim AndersonRepublican40.21%
99,201 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.