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1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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 [ edit ]
Summary of the November 7, 1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
∆No.
%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
127
732,019
67 32 50.00
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
120
717,820
67 32 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%
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Source: Minnesota Secretary of State ,[2] [3]
Aftermath [ edit ]
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]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "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 .
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