1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 18B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bob McEachern (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Ewald Peterson (R) by 26.1 points.
Bob McEachernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%13,275
Ewald PetersonRepublican
37.0%7,786
21,061 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