1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 21A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dean Elton (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Alan Welle (D) by 16.0 points.
Dean EltonRepublican · winner
58.0%9,380
Alan WelleDemocrat
42.0%6,791
16,171 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