1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 8B

Name: 1980 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Thomas R. Berkelman (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating James B. Hustad (R) by 13.5 points.

Thomas R. BerkelmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

56.7%8,109

43.3%6,184

14,293 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

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