1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 48A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Steven G. Novak (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Tony Bennett (R) by 9.3 points.
Steven G. NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%9,413
Tony BennettRepublican
45.4%7,815
17,228 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