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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 60A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Janet Clark (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Douglas L. Smith (R) by 47.8 points.

Janet ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%6,852
26.1%2,418
9,270 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

EvenD+28.41978D+47.81980D+50.71982D+37.31984D+48.61986D+48.81988

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