1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Pehler (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Weyrens (R) by 6.1 points.
James PehlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%5,625
Jerry WeyrensRepublican
46.9%4,975
10,600 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