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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Hubert H. Humphrey | Democratic-F.L. |
1,290,736 |
67.51% |
| Jerry Brekke | Ind.-Republican |
478,611 |
25.03% |
| Paul Helm | American |
125,612 |
6.57% |
| Bill Peterson | Socialist Workers |
9,380 |
0.49% |
| Robin E. Miller | Libertarian |
5,476 |
0.29% |
| Matt Savola | Communist |
2,214 |
0.12% |
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| Election Notes:
- Official source lists statewide Brekke vote as 478,602.
| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 4,075,970 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 19.8 | persons/km2 | 1976 Population: | 3,956,602 | Est. | 1976 Population Density: | 19.2 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 3,806,103 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 18.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 206,189 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.7 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State. Minnesota General Election November 2, 1976, Minnesota Secretary of State (http://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf) (accessed 30 Mar 2015)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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