1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 48B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Rose (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Chuck Saxton (D) by 49.4 points.
John RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%9,501
Chuck SaxtonDemocrat
25.3%3,214
12,715 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