1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 54B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Rice (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Don Hansen (R) by 37.2 points.
James RiceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%5,374
Don HansenRepublican
31.4%2,460
7,834 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