1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tad Jude (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Savage (R) by 15.3 points.
Tad JudeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%9,696
Bill SavageRepublican
42.4%7,130
16,826 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