1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 11A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Aasness (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Nelson (D) by 23.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul AasnessRepublican · winner
61.5%7,388
Jim NelsonDemocrat
38.5%4,618
12,006 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET