1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 44B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dorothy Hokr (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Peter E. Meinstma (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dorothy HokrRepublican · winner
50.1%6,267
Peter E. MeinstmaDemocrat
49.9%6,252
12,519 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