1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election

1978 Minnesota House of Representatives election

← 1976 November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07) 1980 →
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   I-R Leader Martin Olav Sabo (retired) Henry Savelkoul (retired) Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Leader since 1968 1974 Leader's seat 57B–Minneapolis 31A–Albert Lea Last election 104 seats 30 seats Seats before 99 35 Seats won 67 67 Seat change 32 32 Popular vote 732,019 717,820
Speaker before election Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Rod Searle Ind.-Republican

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.