1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 33A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
J. R. Kaley (R) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Lee Mathis (D) by 49.2 points.
J. R. KaleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.6%7,340
Lee MathisDemocrat
25.4%2,496
9,836 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