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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 28B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Terry Dempsey (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. Eckstein (D) by 4.2 points.

Terry DempseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%7,150
47.9%6,571
13,721 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+4.21980D+11.71982R+2.71984D+4.11986D+7.11988D+15.91990

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