1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert W. Reif (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Maurice McCollar (D) by 21.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert W. ReifRepublican · winner
60.8%6,266
Maurice McCollarDemocrat · incumbent
39.2%4,033
10,299 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