1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tad Jude (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Savage (R) by 18.5 points.
Tad JudeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%14,554
Bill SavageRepublican
40.7%10,002
24,556 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