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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 22

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

John Bernhagen (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Kevin R. Levoir (D) by 35.5 points.

John BernhagenRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%21,067
32.3%10,034
31,101 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

EvenD+7.61982D+20.31986D+32.31990D+31.71992D+30.22000D+24.22002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET