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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 52A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Metzen (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating A. M. Reynolds (R) by 36.3 points.

James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%6,148
A. M. ReynoldsRepublican
31.9%2,874
9,022 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

EvenD+36.31978D+43.41980D+37.01982D+18.41984D+37.01986D+6.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET