1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 25B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lyle Mehrkens (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating John Kilbride (D) by 33.8 points.
Lyle MehrkensRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%10,606
John KilbrideDemocrat
33.1%5,245
15,851 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