1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 24A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert Vanasek (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Jerry Chmelik (R) by 31.0 points.
Robert VanasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%9,752
Jerry ChmelikRepublican
34.5%5,140
14,892 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