1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Carolyn Rodriguez (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Art Seaberg (R) by 0.6 points.
Carolyn RodriguezDemocrat · winner
50.3%13,136
Art SeabergRepublican
49.7%12,990
26,126 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