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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Minnesota/MN-02
      1978·US House·Minnesota·District profile →

      Minnesota District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Tom Hagedorn
      70.4%145,415 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      John F Considine
      29.6%61,173 votes
      Margin
      R+40.8
      206,588 total votes
      2 candidates206,588 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom HagedornREP✓
      		REP145,41570.4%
      John F ConsidineDEM
      		DEM61,17329.6%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+5.8
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.3
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202451.9%46.1%D+5.8424,818
      202052.5%45.4%D+7.2420,650
      201645.0%46.0%R+1.1367,366
      201249.9%50.1%R+0.1356,681
      200850.4%47.6%D+2.7353,120

      Seat History

      US House in Minnesota

      2024
      Angie CraigDEM
      D+13.4
      2022
      Angie CraigDEM
      D+5.2
      Redistricted
      2020
      Angie CraigDEM
      D+2.3
      2018
      Angie CraigDEM
      D+5.5
      2016
      Jason LewisREP
      R+1.8
      2014
      John KlineREP
      R+17.2
      2012
      John KlineREP
      R+8.2
      Redistricted
      2010
      John KlineREP
      R+26.7
      2008
      John KlineREP
      R+14.7
      2006
      John KlineREP
      R+16.1
      2004
      John KlineREP
      R+16.1
      2002
      John KlineREP
      R+11.1
      Redistricted
      2000
      Mark R KennedyREP
      R+0.1
      1998
      David MingeDEM
      D+18.9
      1996
      David MingeDEM
      D+13.8
      View all US House history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Tom HagedornREP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      John F ConsidineDEM
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+16.7
      Career1978-1982
      State House / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Minnesota, 1978

      US Senate2 contests →Governor1 contest →
      ← All 1978 US House races1978 overviewMinnesota profileAll elections