1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 46A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul McCarron (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Jack Kirkham (R) by 33.6 points.
Paul McCarronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%9,292
Jack KirkhamRepublican
33.2%4,622
13,914 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