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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 63A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Kathleen Vellenga (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Schlukebier (R) by 7.2 points.

Kathleen VellengaDemocrat · winner
53.6%6,603
46.4%5,715
12,318 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+20.31978D+7.21980R+15.11982R+15.71984R+21.31986D+2.51988

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