1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 37A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Shirley Hokanson (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Cabrera (R) by 11.0 points.
Shirley HokansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%5,292
Richard CabreraRepublican
44.5%4,239
9,531 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