1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 4A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John A. Ainley (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Thoreen (D) by 6.2 points.
John A. AinleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%9,474
Jim ThoreenDemocrat
46.9%8,373
17,847 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