1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 56A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James R. Casserly (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel A. Faulk (R) by 54.0 points.
James R. CasserlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%3,165
Samuel A. FaulkRepublican
23.0%945
4,110 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