1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 18A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Rostberg (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Dick Welch (D) by 7.6 points.
Jim RostbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%8,819
Dick WelchDemocrat
46.2%7,579
16,398 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET