1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Arlen Erdahl won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Arlen Erdahl received 110,090 popular votes (56.19%). The main challenger was Gerald Sikorski (42.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Erdahl and Sikorski

Erdahl +13.7 pts · won by 26,819 votes

Arlen Erdahl RepublicanWINNER56.19%

110,090 votes

Gerald Sikorski Democratic42.5%

83,271 votes

Lloyd Duweamerican1.3%

2,540 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.