1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 45B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert L. Ellingson (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating George Mayleben (R) by 11.2 points.
Robert L. EllingsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%5,473
George MaylebenRepublican
44.4%4,369
9,842 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