1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 38B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bill Peterson (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating James Logan (D) by 21.5 points.
Bill PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%7,630
James LoganDemocrat
39.3%4,931
12,561 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