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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 45B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Heap (R) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Wallace Edward Belcher III (D) by 43.5 points.

Jim HeapRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.7%11,914
28.3%4,694
16,608 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+11.21978D+25.41980R+24.01982R+43.51984R+29.01986R+10.41988

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