1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 26A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Buzz Anderson (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Les Kalisen (R) by 29.6 points.
Buzz AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%8,534
Les KalisenRepublican
35.2%4,635
13,169 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET