1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 65B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Harens (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Dave Thune (R) by 25.3 points.
Tom HarensDemocrat · winner
61.4%4,793
Dave ThuneRepublican
36.1%2,821
Greg DowdOther party
2.4%191
7,805 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