1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Minnesota House District 53B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Charles C. Halberg (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Jensen (D) by 14.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charles C. HalbergRepublican · winner
57.0%7,809
Bob JensenDemocrat · incumbent
43.0%5,891
13,700 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