1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joel Jacobs (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Carmela Sandell (R) by 40.3 points.
Joel JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%7,330
Carmela SandellRepublican
29.9%3,120
10,450 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