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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 55B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Sarna (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Wally Schrade (R) by 39.1 points.

John SarnaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%8,764
Wally SchradeRepublican
30.5%3,838
12,602 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

EvenR+7.31984R+9.81986R+18.01988R+25.11990D+12.61992D+14.81994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET