1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Michael Sieben (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Kraus (R) by 28.0 points.
Michael SiebenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%7,942
Jim KrausRepublican
36.0%4,465
12,407 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