1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey won re-election to a fifth term. This is the last U.S. Senate election in which a candidate won all of Minnesota's 87 counties.
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November 2, 1976
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 County results Humphrey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Humphrey would die in office a little over a year later in January 1978.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Dick Bullock
- Hubert H. Humphrey, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971, Democratic nominee for President in 1968, former Vice President of the United States (1965–1969), former U.S. Senator (1949–1964)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey (incumbent) | 317,632 | 91.3% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Dick Bullock | 30,262 | 8.7% | |
| Total votes | 347,894 | 100.0% | ||
Independent-Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jerry Brekke, College professor[2]
- Richard "Dick" Franson
- John H. Glover
- Bea Mooney
- Roland "Butch" Riemers
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind.-Republican | Jerry Brekke | 76,183 | 54.5% | |
| Ind.-Republican | Richard "Dick" Franson | 32,115 | 23.0% | |
| Ind.-Republican | John H. Glover | 13,014 | 9.3% | |
| Ind.-Republican | Roland "Butch" Riemers | 9,307 | 6.7% | |
| Ind.-Republican | Bea Mooney | 9,150 | 6.5% | |
| Total votes | 139,769 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Results
Helm
- 0-2.5%
- 2.5-5%
- 5-7.5%
- 7.5-10%
- 10-12.5%
- 12.5-15%
- 15-17.5%
- 17.5-20%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey (incumbent) | 1,290,736 | 67.51% | |
| Ind.-Republican | Jerry Brekke | 478,602 | 25.03% | |
| American | Paul Helm | 125,612 | 6.57% | |
| Socialist Workers | Bill Peterson | 9,380 | 0.49% | |
| Libertarian | Robin E. Miller | 5,476 | 0.29% | |
| Communist | Matt Savola | 2,214 | 0.12% | |
| Total votes | 1,912,029 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 686,522 | 35.91% | ||
| Turnout | 1,912,029 | 90.55% | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||