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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 32B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Don Friedrich (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Randall W. Bachman (D) by 36.1 points.

Don FriedrichRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%10,239
31.9%4,807
15,046 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

EvenR+36.51978R+36.11980R+21.01982R+32.51984R+35.11988R+19.81992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET