1978Final results

1978 election for Minnesota House District 8B

Name: 1978 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Thomas R. Berkelman (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Tim Heinan (R) by 8.5 points.

Thomas R. BerkelmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

54.2%6,793

45.8%5,731

12,524 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

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