1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 6B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
David Battaglia (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Norman Kainz (R) by 27.2 points.
David BattagliaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%10,076
Norman KainzRepublican
36.4%5,772
15,848 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