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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 37B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Swanson (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating George E. Evans (R) by 2.0 points.

James SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%4,134
George E. EvansRepublican
49.0%3,974
8,108 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

EvenD+2.01978D+8.51980D+9.81982R+10.41984R+20.91986R+31.11988

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