1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 38A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Kathleen Blatz (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Bruce Williamson (D) by 13.3 points.
Kathleen BlatzRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%6,608
Bruce WilliamsonDemocrat
43.4%5,057
11,665 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