1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 19A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John T. Clawson (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Howard Nelson (R) by 17.7 points.
John T. ClawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%13,082
Howard NelsonRepublican
41.2%9,153
22,235 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