1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 45B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert L. Ellingson (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Lakotas (R) by 25.4 points.
Robert L. EllingsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%7,389
Bill LakotasRepublican
37.3%4,394
11,783 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