1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 3B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Norman Prahl (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Lemen (R) by 21.1 points.
Norman PrahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%7,357
Bob LemenRepublican
30.0%4,318
John J. Hovanec Sr.Independent
19.0%2,731
14,406 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