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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Minnesota/MN-07
      1976·US House·Minnesota·District profile →

      Minnesota District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Bob Bergland
      72.0%174,080 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Bob Leiseth
      26.6%64,333 votes
      Margin
      D+45.4
      241,627 total votes
      3 candidates241,627 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Bob BerglandDEM✓
      		DEM174,08072.0%
      Bob LeisethREP
      		REP64,33326.6%
      Stanley A CarlsonLIB
      		LIB3,2141.3%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+36.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.3
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202430.9%67.4%R+36.5399,799
      202032.5%65.7%R+33.2395,801
      201629.3%63.2%R+34.0364,235
      201243.3%56.7%R+13.3351,379
      200845.2%51.4%R+6.2370,385

      Seat History

      US House in Minnesota

      2024
      Michelle FischbachREP
      R+41.0
      2022
      Michelle FischbachREP
      R+39.3
      Redistricted
      2020
      Michelle FischbachREP
      R+13.5
      2018
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+4.3
      2016
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+5.0
      2014
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+8.6
      2012
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+25.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+17.6
      2008
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+44.5
      2006
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+40.7
      2004
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+32.2
      2002
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+30.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+39.4
      1998
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+43.6
      1996
      Collin C PetersonDEM
      D+36.1
      View all US House history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Bob BerglandDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginR+29.5
      Career1976-2018
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Bob LeisethREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Stanley A CarlsonLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Minnesota, 1976

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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