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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 24A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert Vanasek (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Marjorie Cox (R) by 24.7 points.

Robert VanasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%8,040
Marjorie CoxRepublican
37.7%4,859
12,899 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

EvenD+24.71978D+31.01980R+10.31982R+13.71984D+0.71986D+1.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET