1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 13B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
M. B. Nelsen (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Dave Rued (R) by 3.8 points.
M. B. NelsenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%7,153
Dave RuedRepublican
48.1%6,627
13,780 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