1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 18A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dick Welch (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Owen Baas (R) by 16.8 points.
Dick WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%9,176
Owen BaasRepublican
41.6%6,540
15,716 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