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1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election?

Richard M. Nolan won the 1978 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election. Richard M. Nolan received 115,880 popular votes (55.28%). The main challenger was Russ Bjorhus (44.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Nolan and Bjorhus

Nolan +10.6 pts · won by 22,138 votes
Richard M. NolanDemocraticWINNER55.28%
115,880 votes
Russ BjorhusRepublican44.72%
93,742 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.