1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Minnesota House District 9A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dwaine Hoberg (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating David Beauchamp (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dwaine HobergRepublican · winner
50.2%4,316
David BeauchampDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%4,290
8,606 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