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1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bob Bergland won the 1976 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Bob Bergland received 174,080 popular votes (72.04%). The main challenger was Bob Leiseth (26.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Bergland and Leiseth

Bergland +45.4 pts · won by 109,747 votes
Bob BerglandDemocraticWINNER72.04%
174,080 votes
Bob LeisethRepublican26.62%
64,333 votes
Stanley A. CarlsonLibertarian1.33%
3,214 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.