1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 44A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Deiley (R) by 20.0 points.
Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%5,196
Jerry DeileyRepublican
40.0%3,463
8,659 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