1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Michael Sieben (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating John R. Sauers (R) by 47.0 points.
Michael SiebenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%12,283
John R. SauersRepublican
26.5%4,424
16,707 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