1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 35B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Al Wieser Jr. (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Nels Gulbranson (D) by 49.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Al Wieser Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
74.7%9,081
Nels GulbransonDemocrat
25.3%3,081
12,162 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