1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 12B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Stephen Wenzel (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Ernie A. Tharaldson (R) by 30.5 points.
Stephen WenzelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%8,809
Ernie A. TharaldsonRepublican
34.8%4,693
13,502 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