1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 28A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gilbert Esau (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Harold Schmidt (D) by 36.6 points.
Gilbert EsauRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%7,215
Harold SchmidtDemocrat
31.7%3,349
10,564 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