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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 11B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dave Fjoslien (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Lyle Alvstad (D) by 46.1 points.

Dave FjoslienRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%13,192
Lyle AlvstadDemocrat
26.9%4,866
18,058 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenR+35.61978R+46.11980R+33.41982R+17.71984D+5.61986D+12.41988

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