1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 14A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Doug Carlson (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Richard (D) by 10.8 points.
Doug CarlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%8,731
Bill RichardDemocrat
44.6%7,029
15,760 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