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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 65A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Fred Norton (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Sharon L. Anderson (R) by 49.9 points.

Fred NortonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%4,880
25.1%1,632
6,512 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

EvenD+49.51978D+49.91980D+64.61982D+62.91986D+55.51988D+54.01990

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