1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
A. O. H. Setzepfandt (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Bates (R) by 39.6 points.
A. O. H. SetzepfandtDemocrat · winner
69.8%21,194
Bob BatesRepublican
30.2%9,178
30,372 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