1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 18A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dick Welch (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Dale Thompson (R) by 12.0 points.
Dick WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%6,552
Dale ThompsonRepublican
39.8%5,037
Loretta FreihammerOther party
8.5%1,081
12,670 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