1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 22B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tony Onnen (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Manuel Johnson (D) by 24.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tony OnnenRepublican · winner
62.0%8,398
Manuel JohnsonDemocrat
38.0%5,140
13,538 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