1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 8A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Arlene Lehto (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating William K. Wennberg (R) by 38.3 points.
Arlene LehtoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%7,876
William K. WennbergRepublican
30.9%3,516
11,392 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