1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 12A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bruce Nelsen (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Melfred Venske (D) by 19.4 points.
Bruce NelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,255
Melfred VenskeDemocrat
40.3%4,897
12,152 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