1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 9B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Merlyn Valan (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Reynold Ellingson (D) by 16.4 points.
Merlyn ValanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%8,070
Reynold EllingsonDemocrat
41.8%5,798
13,868 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