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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 40B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jerry Knickerbocker (R) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Stevenson (D) by 44.6 points.

Jerry KnickerbockerRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.3%9,509
27.7%3,641
13,150 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+44.61978D+1.11982D+9.61984D+7.41986R+2.51988R+4.01990

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