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