1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 23
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Earl Renneke (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Schwerzler (D) by 30.3 points.
Earl RennekeRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%18,612
Michael L. SchwerzlerDemocrat
34.8%9,951
28,563 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