1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert W. Reif (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Joel Holstad (D) by 21.9 points.
Robert W. ReifRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%7,252
Joel HolstadDemocrat
39.0%4,644
11,896 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