1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 41A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Arlandson (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Sally Olsen (R) by 15.5 points.
John ArlandsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%5,938
Sally OlsenRepublican
42.3%4,345
10,283 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