1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election Minnesota 1957 legislative no 1976 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1976 1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election 1980 1978 11 07 All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 150x150px Martin Olav Sabo(retired) Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1968 57B–Minneapolis 104 seats 99 67 32 732,019 I-R Henry Savelkoul(retired) Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 1974 31A–Albert Lea 30 seats 35 67 32 717,820 Speaker Martin Olav Sabo Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rod Searle Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 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 + Summary of the November 7, 1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. Number ∆No. Number % 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)http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 Minnesota Secretary of State August 13, 2016 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 1,624,911 57.95% 15.06 pp Percentage points Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,http://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1978-11-07-g-sec.pdf Minnesota Election Results 1978 Minnesota Secretary of State November 1, 2015 8–138 Minnesota Legislative Reference Libraryhttp://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=h Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library November 1, 2015 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.http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10600 Searle Sr., Rodney Newell "Rod" Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Legislators Past & Present November 15, 2015 The chairs and membership of the remaining committees would be equally divided.Hanson 1989 72 See also Minnesota Senate election, 1976 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1978 References Bibliography Tribune of the People: The Minnesota Legislature and Its Leadership University of Minnesota Press Hanson Royce 1989 Minneapolis 0816617902 20012294 Category:1978 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota House of Representatives elections Minnesota