1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 17A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Al Patton (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John T. Kosloske (R) by 6.3 points.
Al PattonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%5,495
John T. KosloskeRepublican
46.8%4,843
10,338 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