1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 59A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Karen Clark (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Hagen (R) by 31.7 points.
Karen ClarkDemocrat · winner
64.8%6,235
Jim HagenRepublican
33.1%3,181
John HullIndependent
2.1%203
9,619 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