1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 12A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bruce Nelsen (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Meagher (D) by 30.2 points.
Bruce NelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%9,713
Bob MeagherDemocrat
34.9%5,205
14,918 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET