1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Minnesota (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)		Gerald Brekke (IR)		Paul Helm (American)		William Peterson (Socialist Workers)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aitkin	83%	4,693	67.7%	1,808	26.1%	391	5.6%	28	0.4%	15	0.2%	2,885	6,935
Anoka	74%	57,571	73.3%	13,657	17.4%	6,890	8.8%	167	0.2%	224	0.3%	43,914	78,509
Becker	74%	8,295	65.5%	3,900	30.8%	335	2.6%	85	0.7%	43	0.3%	4,395	12,658
Beltrami	70%	9,031	68.1%	3,392	25.6%	708	5.3%	53	0.4%	81	0.6%	5,639	13,265
Benton	74%	6,667	62.0%	2,294	21.3%	1,673	15.6%	79	0.7%	41	0.4%	4,373	10,754
Big Stone	77%	2,882	72.5%	868	21.8%	208	5.2%	7	0.2%	10	0.3%	2,014	3,975
Blue Earth	71%	16,738	65.1%	7,421	28.9%	1,381	5.4%	81	0.3%	77	0.3%	9,317	25,698
Brown	74%	7,179	51.6%	4,285	30.8%	2,405	17.3%	27	0.2%	24	0.2%	2,894	13,920
Carlton	75%	11,265	80.9%	2,370	17.0%	170	1.2%	41	0.3%	79	0.6%	8,895	13,925
Carver	78%	9,297	57.2%	4,724	29.0%	2,171	13.4%	38	0.2%	32	0.2%	4,573	16,262
Cass	80%	6,092	59.8%	2,900	28.4%	1,132	11.1%	39	0.4%	31	0.3%	3,192	10,194
Chippewa	81%	5,361	67.1%	2,180	27.3%	434	5.4%	9	0.1%	7	0.1%	3,181	7,991
Chisago	78%	7,204	67.2%	2,066	19.3%	1,387	12.9%	34	0.3%	22	0.2%	5,138	10,713
Clay	64%	14,619	69.4%	6,064	28.8%	174	0.8%	116	0.6%	95	0.5%	8,555	21,068
Clearwater	76%	2,804	69.4%	923	22.9%	270	6.7%	17	0.4%	25	0.6%	1,881	4,039
Cook	81%	1,326	63.3%	697	33.3%	52	2.5%	14	0.7%	6	0.3%	629	2,095
Cottonwood	80%	4,705	60.6%	2,586	33.3%	431	5.5%	29	0.4%	15	0.2%	2,119	7,766
Crow Wing	77%	11,641	60.0%	4,751	24.5%	2,860	14.7%	88	0.5%	60	0.3%	6,890	19,400
Dakota	79%	55,377	67.2%	20,418	24.8%	5,885	7.1%	326	0.4%	347	0.4%	34,959	82,353
Dodge	75%	3,911	59.8%	2,212	33.8%	371	5.7%	14	0.2%	33	0.5%	1,699	6,541
Douglas	79%	8,471	63.0%	3,712	27.6%	1,207	9.0%	31	0.2%	28	0.2%	4,759	13,449
Faribault	77%	6,288	60.4%	3,570	34.3%	517	5.0%	20	0.2%	15	0.1%	2,718	10,410
Fillmore	76%	6,411	59.3%	3,951	36.5%	405	3.7%	17	0.2%	35	0.3%	2,460	10,819
Freeborn	72%	11,925	68.1%	5,251	30.0%	239	1.4%	51	0.3%	52	0.3%	6,674	17,518
Goodhue	80%	11,144	58.0%	6,380	33.2%	1,576	8.2%	64	0.3%	37	0.2%	4,764	19,201
Grant	89%	3,088	70.7%	1,126	25.8%	143	3.3%	6	0.1%	5	0.1%	1,962	4,368
Hennepin	71%	316,130	67.6%	119,121	25.5%	27,435	5.9%	2,489	0.5%	2,353	0.5%	197,009	467,528
Houston	76%	5,534	62.8%	3,004	34.1%	204	2.3%	39	0.4%	30	0.3%	2,530	8,811
Hubbard	80%	3,914	59.9%	2,004	30.7%	578	8.8%	14	0.2%	23	0.4%	1,910	6,533
Isanti	75%	6,424	68.2%	1,907	20.2%	1,053	11.2%	13	0.1%	25	0.3%	4,517	9,422
Itasca	80%	15,002	74.4%	4,220	20.9%	763	3.8%	72	0.4%	114	0.6%	10,782	20,171
Jackson	78%	5,034	69.3%	1,926	26.5%	266	3.7%	17	0.2%	19	0.3%	3,108	7,262
Kanabec	76%	3,378	63.5%	1,198	22.5%	717	13.5%	14	0.3%	13	0.2%	2,180	5,320
Kandiyohi	74%	11,405	67.8%	3,563	21.2%	1,740	10.3%	73	0.4%	43	0.3%	7,842	16,824
Kittson	81%	2,517	69.0%	1,053	28.9%	64	1.8%	10	0.3%	2	0.1%	1,464	3,646
Koochiching	72%	5,999	75.0%	1,710	21.4%	240	3.0%	23	0.3%	26	0.3%	4,289	7,998
Lac qui Parle	83%	4,152	68.9%	1,567	26.0%	277	4.6%	9	0.1%	17	0.3%	2,585	6,022
Lake	78%	4,627	69.9%	1,465	22.1%	493	7.4%	11	0.2%	22	0.3%	3,162	6,618
Lake of the Woods	78%	1,278	64.9%	406	20.6%	265	13.5%	8	0.4%	12	0.6%	872	1,969
Le Sueur	80%	7,467	65.7%	2,887	25.4%	960	8.4%	22	0.2%	25	0.2%	4,580	11,361
Lincoln	80%	3,169	74.3%	1,032	24.2%	47	1.1%	11	0.3%	5	0.1%	2,137	4,264
Lyon	76%	8,676	70.0%	3,206	25.9%	427	3.4%	41	0.3%	42	0.3%	5,470	12,392
Mahnomen	80%	1,824	68.6%	725	27.3%	93	3.5%	11	0.4%	7	0.3%	1,099	2,660
Marshall	81%	4,697	71.8%	1,671	25.5%	146	2.2%	16	0.2%	14	0.2%	3,026	6,544
Martin	76%	6,443	52.1%	4,577	37.0%	1,291	10.4%	38	0.3%	29	0.2%	1,866	12,378
McLeod	69%	7,165	56.2%	3,947	31.0%	1,456	11.4%	142	1.1%	40	0.3%	3,218	12,750
Meeker	77%	5,983	61.3%	2,723	27.9%	1,015	10.4%	14	0.1%	24	0.2%	3,260	9,759
Mille Lacs	79%	5,634	65.3%	1,847	21.4%	1,105	12.8%	30	0.3%	18	0.2%	3,787	8,634
Morrison	78%	8,801	65.9%	2,951	22.1%	1,488	11.1%	53	0.4%	58	0.4%	5,850	13,351
Mower	75%	15,351	74.5%	4,644	22.5%	423	2.1%	139	0.7%	58	0.3%	10,707	20,615
Murray	77%	4,060	70.0%	1,617	27.9%	91	1.6%	19	0.3%	15	0.3%	2,443	5,802
Nicollet	72%	7,265	59.3%	4,087	33.3%	841	6.9%	33	0.3%	35	0.3%	3,178	12,261
Nobles	73%	7,765	73.0%	2,725	25.6%	77	0.7%	44	0.4%	30	0.3%	5,040	10,641
Norman	81%	3,697	72.3%	1,346	26.3%	47	0.9%	16	0.3%	6	0.1%	2,351	5,112
Olmsted	66%	22,614	59.8%	12,996	34.4%	1,799	4.8%	215	0.6%	177	0.5%	9,618	37,801
Otter Tail	73%	14,434	60.2%	8,443	35.2%	827	3.5%	171	0.7%	91	0.4%	5,991	23,966
Pennington	75%	4,884	69.8%	1,835	26.2%	259	3.7%	13	0.2%	11	0.2%	3,049	7,002
Pine	77%	6,145	67.8%	1,810	20.0%	1,063	11.7%	22	0.2%	25	0.3%	4,335	9,065
Pipestone	79%	4,327	68.6%	1,916	30.4%	34	0.5%	19	0.3%	9	0.1%	2,411	6,305
Polk	74%	11,779	70.7%	4,288	25.7%	504	3.0%	46	0.3%	53	0.3%	7,491	16,670
Pope	81%	4,197	69.1%	1,460	24.0%	391	6.4%	9	0.1%	20	0.3%	2,737	6,077
Ramsey	70%	155,307	70.4%	48,330	21.9%	13,977	6.3%	1,786	0.8%	1,141	0.5%	106,977	220,541
Red Lake	80%	2,038	76.7%	478	18.0%	121	4.6%	4	0.2%	15	0.6%	1,560	2,656
Redwood	72%	5,346	58.3%	3,182	34.7%	591	6.4%	32	0.3%	14	0.2%	2,164	9,165
Renville	79%	6,630	62.8%	2,724	25.8%	1,157	11.0%	27	0.3%	20	0.2%	3,906	10,558
Rice	66%	12,597	65.5%	5,120	26.6%	1,166	6.1%	258	1.3%	87	0.5%	7,477	19,228
Rock	80%	3,633	64.5%	1,937	34.4%	29	0.5%	14	0.2%	19	0.3%	1,696	5,632
Roseau	76%	3,862	66.4%	1,600	27.5%	325	5.6%	13	0.2%	16	0.3%	2,262	5,816
Scott	74%	11,506	66.5%	3,747	21.7%	1,977	11.4%	31	0.2%	38	0.2%	7,759	17,299
Sherburne	75%	7,524	65.8%	2,451	21.4%	1,406	12.3%	36	0.3%	22	0.2%	5,073	11,439
Sibley	78%	4,330	55.5%	2,610	33.4%	783	10.0%	61	0.8%	22	0.3%	1,720	7,806
St. Louis	76%	89,724	80.1%	19,725	17.6%	1,412	1.3%	625	0.6%	597	0.5%	69,999	112,083
Stearns	72%	27,793	59.2%	10,076	21.5%	8,482	18.1%	387	0.8%	172	0.4%	17,717	46,910
Steele	70%	7,909	60.3%	4,487	34.2%	607	4.6%	83	0.6%	33	0.3%	3,422	13,119
Stevens	77%	3,955	67.9%	1,495	25.7%	334	5.7%	21	0.4%	21	0.4%	2,460	5,826
Swift	82%	5,118	75.2%	1,259	18.5%	404	5.9%	18	0.3%	10	0.1%	3,859	6,809
Todd	76%	7,201	64.0%	2,670	23.7%	1,293	11.5%	29	0.3%	50	0.4%	4,531	11,243
Traverse	84%	2,385	74.2%	716	22.3%	104	3.2%	9	0.3%	2	0.1%	1,669	3,216
Wabasha	76%	5,417	60.2%	2,737	30.4%	774	8.6%	25	0.3%	47	0.5%	2,680	9,000
Wadena	77%	3,751	58.0%	2,028	31.3%	632	9.8%	38	0.6%	23	0.4%	1,723	6,472
Waseca	76%	4,980	57.0%	3,291	37.7%	421	4.8%	26	0.3%	15	0.2%	1,689	8,733
Washington	79%	32,059	66.7%	11,931	24.8%	3,607	7.5%	208	0.4%	237	0.5%	20,128	48,042
Watonwan	78%	3,824	57.7%	2,346	35.4%	426	6.4%	22	0.3%	10	0.2%	1,478	6,628
Wilkin	74%	2,764	66.1%	1,332	31.8%	59	1.4%	21	0.5%	7	0.2%	1,432	4,183
Winona	70%	14,825	69.1%	5,848	27.2%	518	2.4%	138	0.6%	132	0.6%	8,977	21,461
Wright	78%	15,459	66.1%	5,174	22.1%	2,665	11.4%	44	0.2%	39	0.2%	10,285	23,381
Yellow Medicine	80%	5,043	67.6%	1,934	25.9%	448	6.0%	27	0.4%	10	0.1%	3,109	7,462
TOTAL	72%	1,290,736	67.5%	478,611	25.0%	125,612	6.6%	9,380	0.5%	7,729	0.4%	812,125	1,912,068
Total R vote: 478,611 (25.0%)      Total D vote: 1,290,736 (67.5%)      Total Other vote: 142,721 (7.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$618,878		$43,912		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1976 Senate class 1, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,693	67.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,808	26.1%
Paul Helm (Amer)	391	5.6%
William Peterson (SW)	28	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,935
Turnout: 83%

1976 Senate class 1, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	57,571	73.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	13,657	17.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	6,890	8.8%
William Peterson (SW)	167	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	198	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	26	0.0%
TOTAL	78,509
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	8,295	65.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,900	30.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	335	2.6%
William Peterson (SW)	85	0.7%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	32	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	12,658
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	9,031	68.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,392	25.6%
Paul Helm (Amer)	708	5.3%
William Peterson (SW)	53	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	64	0.5%
Matt Savola (Comm)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	13,265
Turnout: 70%

1976 Senate class 1, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,667	62.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,294	21.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,673	15.6%
William Peterson (SW)	79	0.7%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	32	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	10,754
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,882	72.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	868	21.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	208	5.2%
William Peterson (SW)	7	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,975
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	16,738	65.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	7,421	28.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,381	5.4%
William Peterson (SW)	81	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	53	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	24	0.1%
TOTAL	25,698
Turnout: 71%

1976 Senate class 1, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,179	51.6%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,285	30.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	2,405	17.3%
William Peterson (SW)	27	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	21	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	13,920
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,265	80.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,370	17.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	170	1.2%
William Peterson (SW)	41	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	36	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	43	0.3%
TOTAL	13,925
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	9,297	57.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,724	29.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	2,171	13.4%
William Peterson (SW)	38	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	25	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	16,262
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,092	59.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,900	28.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,132	11.1%
William Peterson (SW)	39	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	20	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	10,194
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,361	67.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,180	27.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	434	5.4%
William Peterson (SW)	9	0.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,991
Turnout: 81%

1976 Senate class 1, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,204	67.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,066	19.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,387	12.9%
William Peterson (SW)	34	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	15	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	10,713
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	14,619	69.4%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	6,064	28.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	174	0.8%
William Peterson (SW)	116	0.6%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	68	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	27	0.1%
TOTAL	21,068
Turnout: 64%

1976 Senate class 1, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,804	69.4%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	923	22.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	270	6.7%
William Peterson (SW)	17	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	23	0.6%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,039
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	1,326	63.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	697	33.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	52	2.5%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.7%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,095
Turnout: 81%

1976 Senate class 1, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,705	60.6%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,586	33.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	431	5.5%
William Peterson (SW)	29	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,766
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,641	60.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,751	24.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	2,860	14.7%
William Peterson (SW)	88	0.5%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	39	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	19,400
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	55,377	67.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	20,418	24.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	5,885	7.1%
William Peterson (SW)	326	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	231	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	116	0.1%
TOTAL	82,353
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,911	59.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,212	33.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	371	5.7%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	30	0.5%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,541
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	8,471	63.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,712	27.6%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,207	9.0%
William Peterson (SW)	31	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	17	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	13,449
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,288	60.4%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,570	34.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	517	5.0%
William Peterson (SW)	20	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	11	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	10,410
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,411	59.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,951	36.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	405	3.7%
William Peterson (SW)	17	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	34	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,819
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,925	68.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	5,251	30.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	239	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	51	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	34	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	17,518
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,144	58.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	6,380	33.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,576	8.2%
William Peterson (SW)	64	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	27	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	19,201
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,088	70.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,126	25.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	143	3.3%
William Peterson (SW)	6	0.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,368
Turnout: 89%

1976 Senate class 1, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	316,130	67.6%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	119,121	25.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	27,435	5.9%
William Peterson (SW)	2,489	0.5%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	1,630	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	723	0.2%
TOTAL	467,528
Turnout: 71%

1976 Senate class 1, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,534	62.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,004	34.1%
Paul Helm (Amer)	204	2.3%
William Peterson (SW)	39	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	23	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,811
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,914	59.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,004	30.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	578	8.8%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	20	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,533
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,424	68.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,907	20.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,053	11.2%
William Peterson (SW)	13	0.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	10	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,422
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	15,002	74.4%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,220	20.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	763	3.8%
William Peterson (SW)	72	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	72	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	42	0.2%
TOTAL	20,171
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,034	69.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,926	26.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	266	3.7%
William Peterson (SW)	17	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,262
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,378	63.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,198	22.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	717	13.5%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,320
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,405	67.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,563	21.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,740	10.3%
William Peterson (SW)	73	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	30	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	16,824
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,517	69.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,053	28.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	64	1.8%
William Peterson (SW)	10	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,646
Turnout: 81%

1976 Senate class 1, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,999	75.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,710	21.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	240	3.0%
William Peterson (SW)	23	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	20	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,998
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,152	68.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,567	26.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	277	4.6%
William Peterson (SW)	9	0.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,022
Turnout: 83%

1976 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,627	69.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,465	22.1%
Paul Helm (Amer)	493	7.4%
William Peterson (SW)	11	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,618
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	1,278	64.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	406	20.6%
Paul Helm (Amer)	265	13.5%
William Peterson (SW)	8	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	9	0.5%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,969
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,467	65.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,887	25.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	960	8.4%
William Peterson (SW)	22	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	23	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	11,361
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,169	74.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,032	24.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	47	1.1%
William Peterson (SW)	11	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,264
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	8,676	70.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,206	25.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	427	3.4%
William Peterson (SW)	41	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	21	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	12,392
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	1,824	68.6%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	725	27.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	93	3.5%
William Peterson (SW)	11	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	6	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,660
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,697	71.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,671	25.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	146	2.2%
William Peterson (SW)	16	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,544
Turnout: 81%

1976 Senate class 1, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,443	52.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,577	37.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,291	10.4%
William Peterson (SW)	38	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	26	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	12,378
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,165	56.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,947	31.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,456	11.4%
William Peterson (SW)	142	1.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	30	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,750
Turnout: 69%

1976 Senate class 1, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,983	61.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,723	27.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,015	10.4%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	20	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,759
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,634	65.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,847	21.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,105	12.8%
William Peterson (SW)	30	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,634
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	8,801	65.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,951	22.1%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,488	11.1%
William Peterson (SW)	53	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	52	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	13,351
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	15,351	74.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,644	22.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	423	2.1%
William Peterson (SW)	139	0.7%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	43	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	20,615
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,060	70.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,617	27.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	91	1.6%
William Peterson (SW)	19	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,802
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,265	59.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,087	33.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	841	6.9%
William Peterson (SW)	33	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	30	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,261
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,765	73.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,725	25.6%
Paul Helm (Amer)	77	0.7%
William Peterson (SW)	44	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	25	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	10,641
Turnout: 73%

1976 Senate class 1, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,697	72.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,346	26.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	47	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	16	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,112
Turnout: 81%

1976 Senate class 1, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	22,614	59.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	12,996	34.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,799	4.8%
William Peterson (SW)	215	0.6%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	152	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	37,801
Turnout: 66%

1976 Senate class 1, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	14,434	60.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	8,443	35.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	827	3.5%
William Peterson (SW)	171	0.7%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	74	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	23,966
Turnout: 73%

1976 Senate class 1, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,884	69.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,835	26.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	259	3.7%
William Peterson (SW)	13	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,002
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,145	67.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,810	20.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,063	11.7%
William Peterson (SW)	22	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	13	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	9,065
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,327	68.6%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,916	30.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	34	0.5%
William Peterson (SW)	19	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,305
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,779	70.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,288	25.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	504	3.0%
William Peterson (SW)	46	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	38	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	16,670
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,197	69.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,460	24.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	391	6.4%
William Peterson (SW)	9	0.1%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,077
Turnout: 81%

1976 Senate class 1, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	155,307	70.4%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	48,330	21.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	13,977	6.3%
William Peterson (SW)	1,786	0.8%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	829	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	312	0.1%
TOTAL	220,541
Turnout: 70%

1976 Senate class 1, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,038	76.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	478	18.0%
Paul Helm (Amer)	121	4.6%
William Peterson (SW)	4	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	11	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,656
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,346	58.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,182	34.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	591	6.4%
William Peterson (SW)	32	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	11	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,165
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	6,630	62.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,724	25.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,157	11.0%
William Peterson (SW)	27	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	14	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	10,558
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	12,597	65.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	5,120	26.6%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,166	6.1%
William Peterson (SW)	258	1.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	39	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	48	0.2%
TOTAL	19,228
Turnout: 66%

1976 Senate class 1, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,633	64.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,937	34.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	29	0.5%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,632
Turnout: 80%

1976 Senate class 1, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,862	66.4%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,600	27.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	325	5.6%
William Peterson (SW)	13	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,816
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	11,506	66.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,747	21.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,977	11.4%
William Peterson (SW)	31	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	30	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	17,299
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,524	65.8%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,451	21.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,406	12.3%
William Peterson (SW)	36	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	16	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	11,439
Turnout: 75%

1976 Senate class 1, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,330	55.5%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,610	33.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	783	10.0%
William Peterson (SW)	61	0.8%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	19	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,806
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	89,724	80.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	19,725	17.6%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,412	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	625	0.6%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	333	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	264	0.2%
TOTAL	112,083
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	27,793	59.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	10,076	21.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	8,482	18.1%
William Peterson (SW)	387	0.8%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	115	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	57	0.1%
TOTAL	46,910
Turnout: 72%

1976 Senate class 1, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,909	60.3%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	4,487	34.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	607	4.6%
William Peterson (SW)	83	0.6%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	28	0.2%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.0%
TOTAL	13,119
Turnout: 70%

1976 Senate class 1, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,955	67.9%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,495	25.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	334	5.7%
William Peterson (SW)	21	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	19	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,826
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,118	75.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,259	18.5%
Paul Helm (Amer)	404	5.9%
William Peterson (SW)	18	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,809
Turnout: 82%

1976 Senate class 1, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	7,201	64.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,670	23.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	1,293	11.5%
William Peterson (SW)	29	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	46	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	11,243
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,385	74.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	716	22.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	104	3.2%
William Peterson (SW)	9	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,216
Turnout: 84%

1976 Senate class 1, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,417	60.2%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,737	30.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	774	8.6%
William Peterson (SW)	25	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	42	0.5%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	9,000
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,751	58.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,028	31.3%
Paul Helm (Amer)	632	9.8%
William Peterson (SW)	38	0.6%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	18	0.3%
Matt Savola (Comm)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,472
Turnout: 77%

1976 Senate class 1, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,980	57.0%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	3,291	37.7%
Paul Helm (Amer)	421	4.8%
William Peterson (SW)	26	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	13	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,733
Turnout: 76%

1976 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	32,059	66.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	11,931	24.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	3,607	7.5%
William Peterson (SW)	208	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	199	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	38	0.1%
TOTAL	48,042
Turnout: 79%

1976 Senate class 1, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,824	57.7%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,346	35.4%
Paul Helm (Amer)	426	6.4%
William Peterson (SW)	22	0.3%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,628
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,764	66.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,332	31.8%
Paul Helm (Amer)	59	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	21	0.5%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,183
Turnout: 74%

1976 Senate class 1, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	14,825	69.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	5,848	27.2%
Paul Helm (Amer)	518	2.4%
William Peterson (SW)	138	0.6%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	85	0.4%
Matt Savola (Comm)	47	0.2%
TOTAL	21,461
Turnout: 70%

1976 Senate class 1, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	15,459	66.1%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	5,174	22.1%
Paul Helm (Amer)	2,665	11.4%
William Peterson (SW)	44	0.2%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	23	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	23,381
Turnout: 78%

1976 Senate class 1, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,043	67.6%
Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,934	25.9%
Paul Helm (Amer)	448	6.0%
William Peterson (SW)	27	0.4%
Robin Miller (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Matt Savola (Comm)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,462
Turnout: 80%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Hubert Humphrey*
Total Disbursements:	$618,878

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/1976

Gerald Brekke
Total Disbursements:	$43,912