1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 29B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Richard Wigley (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Swart (D) by 31.3 points.
Richard WigleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%10,150
Robert SwartDemocrat
34.4%5,315
15,465 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