1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Charles R. Davis (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Brad Larson (R) by 14.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles R. DavisDemocrat · winner
57.4%20,979
Brad LarsonRepublican
42.6%15,539
36,518 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