1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 20A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ray Welker (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ellsworth Smogard (D) by 4.3 points.
Ray WelkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%7,810
Ellsworth SmogardDemocrat
47.9%7,167
14,977 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