1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 37B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Swanson (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Reed Skogerboe (R) by 8.5 points.
James SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%5,598
Reed SkogerboeRepublican
45.7%4,717
10,315 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