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Minnesota Senate election, 1980
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.
Results
Summary of the November 4, 1980 Minnesota Senate election results
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
∆No.
%
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
67
1,024,624
45
67.16
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Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
60
823,711
22
32.84
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Independent
2
8,876
0
0.00
Total
67
±0
100.00
Turnout (out of 2,882,406 eligible voters)[1]
2,079,411
72.14%
0.87 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State ,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]
See also
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