1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 12
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Myrton Wegener (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating John Aldrich (R) by 0.5 points.
Myrton WegenerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%14,767
John AldrichRepublican
49.7%14,609
29,376 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