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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 27B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

David Jennings (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Steven C. Fausch (D) by 19.2 points.

David JenningsRepublican · winner
59.6%7,662
40.4%5,192
12,854 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

EvenR+19.21978R+9.71982R+18.11984D+12.01986D+14.91988D+24.41992

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