1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 1
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Marv Hanson (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Mark R. Skogerboe (R) by 22.9 points.
Marv HansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%18,000
Mark R. SkogerboeRepublican
38.6%11,294
29,294 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