1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 19
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Randolph Peterson (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Dick Dahlberg (R) by 3.9 points.
Randolph PetersonDemocrat · winner
51.9%21,501
Dick DahlbergRepublican
48.1%19,901
41,402 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