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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 46B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wayne Simoneau (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Gary Westlund (R) by 9.6 points.

Wayne SimoneauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%5,263
Gary WestlundRepublican
42.9%4,297
Dale HemmingLibertarian
4.5%452
10,012 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

EvenD+9.61978D+33.31980D+32.31982D+17.61984D+34.51986D+24.81988

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

The candidates

Wayne Simoneau (D)Gary Westlund (R)

Also on the ballot: Dale Hemming (Libertarian), 4.5%