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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 10

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Collin C. Peterson (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Steven G. Imholte (R) by 14.9 points.

Collin C. PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%17,393
42.6%12,887
30,280 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+0.81982R+17.31986R+4.91990R+18.31992R+10.11996R+16.62000

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