1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Rees (R) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Ted L. Suss (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tom ReesRepublican · winner
47.9%6,289
Ted L. SussDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%6,248
Tom KornderOther party
4.5%594
13,131 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