1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Minnesota House District 32A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom J. Shea (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating John S. Biersdorf (R) by 10.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tom J. SheaDemocrat · winner
55.0%7,619
John S. BiersdorfRepublican · incumbent
45.0%6,228
13,847 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