1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 51A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gary Laidig (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Arthur D. Forsberg (D) by 37.5 points.
Gary LaidigRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%12,516
Arthur D. ForsbergDemocrat
31.3%5,694
18,210 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