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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 31A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Haukoos (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Chuck Carpenter (D) by 28.9 points.

Bob HaukoosRepublican · winner
64.4%6,352
35.6%3,506
9,858 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+28.91978R+29.41980R+35.11982R+24.31984R+21.11986R+27.61988

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