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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 63B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Drew (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Dick Mitchell (D) by 14.5 points.

John DrewRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%7,216
42.7%5,383
12,599 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+9.71978R+14.51980D+42.71982D+47.71984D+47.01986D+50.31988

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