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1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 59A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Linda Berglin (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Will Fletcher (R) by 40.7 points.

Linda BerglinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%4,253
Will FletcherRepublican
28.5%1,754
Charles O. BoyumOther party
2.3%140
6,147 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+40.71978D+31.71980D+50.41982D+55.41984D+51.31988D+58.71990

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

The candidates

Linda Berglin (D)Will Fletcher (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles O. Boyum (Other party), 2.3%