1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 11
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Wayne Olhoft (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Cal Larson (R) by 3.4 points.
Wayne OlhoftDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%16,678
Cal LarsonRepublican
48.3%15,581
32,259 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