1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Minnesota's 6th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Vin Weber (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Archie Baumann (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Vin WeberRepublican · winner
52.7%140,402
Archie BaumannDemocrat
47.3%126,173
266,584 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Archie BaumannVin Weber
$152.9K
Raised by the campaign
$470.9K
$151.6K
Spent by the campaign
$461.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980