1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 21B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gaylin Den Ouden (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating John Omtvedt (D) by 34.2 points.
Gaylin Den OudenRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%9,718
John OmtvedtDemocrat
32.9%4,765
14,483 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