1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joel Jacobs (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Carmela Sandell (R) by 37.8 points.
Joel JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%10,465
Carmela SandellRepublican
31.1%4,726
15,191 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