November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04) 1982 → 49 seats 18 seats 45 22 | 1970 1975 45 22 1,024,624 823,711 | |
The 1980 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1980, to elect members to the Senate of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1980.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1981.
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Minnesota Senate election, 1980 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA