1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 58A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bill Dean (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Grace Harkness (D) by 8.3 points.
Bill DeanRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%7,466
Grace HarknessDemocrat
45.8%6,321
13,787 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