1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 48B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Rose (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating John Liebgott (D) by 34.7 points.
John RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%9,933
John LiebgottDemocrat
32.7%4,818
14,751 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