1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 23B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Carl Johnson (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Duane F. Manzey (R) by 5.7 points.
Carl JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%6,460
Duane F. ManzeyRepublican
47.2%5,766
12,226 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