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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 27A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

George Mann (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Lewis (R) by 14.6 points.

George MannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%8,070
Bill LewisRepublican
42.7%6,012
14,082 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+11.61982R+3.61984D+3.11986R+12.21988R+12.31990R+18.11992

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