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1978Flipped from independentFinal results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 36A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Kenneth J. McDonald (R) won with 81.0% of the vote, defeating W. C. Campbell (Oth) by 61.9 points, a seat another party won last time.

Kenneth J. McDonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
81.0%10,336
W. C. CampbellOther party
19.0%2,430
12,766 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+12.11982R+14.91984D+1.21986D+6.01988D+21.61990R+21.51992

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