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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 49A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Darby Nelson (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating John Weaver (R) by 8.3 points.

Darby NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%7,594
John WeaverRepublican
45.8%6,428
14,022 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

EvenR+10.81978R+8.31980D+18.21982D+8.31984D+41.51986R+9.21988

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