1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Minnesota House District 4A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John A. Ainley (R) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Doug Saintonge (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John A. AinleyRepublican · winner
49.5%6,839
Doug SaintongeDemocrat · incumbent
42.7%5,890
Lloyd G. KuhrkeOther party
7.8%1,081
13,810 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