1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 13B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Ogren (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating J. Mark Wedel (R) by 4.1 points.
Paul OgrenDemocrat · winner
52.1%8,811
J. Mark WedelRepublican
47.9%8,113
16,924 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