1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ray Kempe (D) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating Art Seaberg (R) by 2.1 points.
Ray KempeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.0%9,248
Art SeabergRepublican
46.0%8,848
Vivian J. NeigerIndependent
6.0%1,153
19,249 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