1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 56B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dee Long (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Barry Berg (R) by 16.1 points.
Dee LongDemocrat · winner
57.5%5,770
Barry BergRepublican
41.4%4,155
Frank RenneisenOther party
1.1%115
10,040 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