1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 21B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gaylin Den Ouden (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Larson (D) by 31.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gaylin Den OudenRepublican · winner
65.8%8,147
Paul D. LarsonDemocrat
34.2%4,240
12,387 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