1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Rees (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating John Wagner (D) by 5.6 points.
Tom ReesRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%9,317
John WagnerDemocrat
47.2%8,334
17,651 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