1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Minnesota House District 2A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tony Stadum (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating William Kelly (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tony StadumRepublican · winner
51.2%5,605
William KellyDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%5,350
10,955 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