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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 1A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Myron Nysether (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Art Braun (D) by 11.1 points.

Myron NysetherRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%8,093
Art BraunDemocrat
44.4%6,470
14,563 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

EvenR+0.31978R+11.11980D+2.91982D+8.71984D+12.81986D+6.31988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET