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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 25A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Steve Sviggum (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Slater (D) by 48.4 points.

Steve SviggumRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%12,576
Jerry SlaterDemocrat
25.8%4,371
16,947 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

EvenR+23.71978R+48.41980D+13.41982D+7.61984D+33.21986D+34.71988

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