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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 29A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Piepho (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating John F. Considine (D) by 8.1 points.

Mark PiephoRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%7,235
45.9%6,145
13,380 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+33.61978R+8.11980R+46.71982R+5.61986R+16.41988R+4.71992

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