1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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The 1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 1978, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 71st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 12, 1978.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and Independent-Republicans of Minnesota won an equal number of seats. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 1979.
Results[]
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 127 | 732,019 | 67 | ![]() |
50.00 | |
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 120 | 717,820 | 67 | ![]() |
50.00 | |
American Party of Minnesota | 13 | 12,153 | 0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Libertarian Party of Minnesota | 1 | 452 | 0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Independent | 3 | 4,415 | 0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Write-in | 2 | 4,518 | 0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Total | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout (out of 2,804,000 eligible voters)[1] | 1,624,911 | 57.95% | ![]() | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |
Aftermath[]
As a result of the House being equally divided, under an agreement reached between the two parties, the Independent-Republicans would be given the speakership, the chairs of the divisions of the appropriations and tax committees, and a one-vote majority on the divisions of the tax committee. The DFL would be given the chairs and a one-vote majority on the rules and tax committees as well as the chair of the appropriations committee.[4] The chairs and membership of the remaining committees would be equally divided.[5]
See also[]
- Minnesota Senate election, 1976
- Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1978
References[]
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1978" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 8–138. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Searle, Sr., Rodney Newell "Rod"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ Hanson 1989, p. 72.
Bibliography[]
- Hanson, Royce (1989). Tribune of the People: The Minnesota Legislature and Its Leadership. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816617902. OCLC 20012294.
- 1978 Minnesota elections
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections
- 1978 state legislature elections in the United States
- Minnesota election stubs