1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 52A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Metzen (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating A. M. Reynolds (R) by 43.4 points.
James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%7,925
A. M. ReynoldsRepublican
28.3%3,128
11,053 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