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1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Arlan Stangeland won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Arlan Stangeland received 106,573 popular votes (51.69%). The main challenger was Gene Wenstrom (45.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Stangeland and Wenstrom

Stangeland +6.6 pts · won by 13,518 votes
Arlan StangelandRepublicanWINNER51.69%
106,573 votes
Gene WenstromDemocratic45.13%
93,055 votes
Ronald M. Holmquistamerican3.18%
6,555 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.