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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 23B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carl Johnson (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Al Maas (R) by 30.6 points.

Carl JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%9,867
Al MaasRepublican
34.7%5,241
15,108 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

EvenD+30.61980R+4.71982R+10.41984R+20.31986D+2.01988D+3.31990

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