1980 Minnesota Senate election
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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
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 1,024,624 | 45 | 67.16 | ||
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 60 | 823,711 | 22 | 32.84 | ||
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
References
- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 1980" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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