Minnesota U.S. House election results 1980

Results in all of Minnesota's congressional districts in 1980 (Republican 5, Democratic 3): every candidate, vote share and margin.

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Arlen Erdahl Won	REP	171,099	71.78%
Russell V. Smith	DEM	67,279	28.22%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		238,380

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Hagedorn Won	REP	158,082	60.65%
Harold J. Bergquist	DEM	102,586	39.36%
Total		260,668

Official source: data

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Frenzel Won	REP	179,393	75.61%
Joel A. Saliterman	DEM	57,868	24.39%
Total		237,261

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bruce Frank Vento Won	DEM	119,182	58.51%
John Berg	REP	82,537	40.52%
James Kendrick	SWP	1,993	0.98%
Total		203,712

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Olav Sabo Won	DEM	126,451	70.08%
John Doherty	REP	48,200	26.71%
Jeffrey M. Miller	OTH	2,552	1.41%
Scott Wallace	IGD	1,616	0.90%
Steve Thomas	SWP	1,611	0.89%
Total		180,430

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Vincent Weber Won	REP	140,402	52.67%
Archie Baumann	DEM	126,173	47.33%
Write-in	—	9	0.00%
Total		266,584

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Arlan Stangeland Won	REP	135,084	52.13%
Gene R. Wenstrom	DEM	124,026	47.87%
Write-in	—	3	0.00%
Total		259,113

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James L. Oberstar Won	DEM	182,228	70.42%
Edward Fiore	REP	72,350	27.96%
Ilona Gersh	SWP	4,134	1.60%
Write-in	—	53	0.02%
Total		258,765

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Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from official sources.